Apideonas
Apideonas
Απιδεώνας | |
|---|---|
  Apideonas | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′N 21°25′E / 38.067°N 21.417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | West Achaea |
| Municipal unit | Larissos |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 314 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Apideonas (Greek: Απιδεώνας) is a village in the municipal unit of Larissos, in Achaea, Greece. It is located in the plains near the Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of Lappas, 7 km northeast of Varda and 33 km southwest of Patras. The name comes from απιδιά (apidia) meaning "wild pear". The village was founded in 1924, when the government of Greece brought in forty families of refugees from Asia Minor. Before, the area was part of a royal estate.
Population
[edit]| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 329 |
| 1991 | 411 |
| 2001 | 635 |
| 2011 | 309 |
| 2021 | 314 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Homepage of the municipal unit of Larissou (in Greek)