Aroania
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Aroania is a village and a former municipality
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...

 in Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

, West Greece, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 (2001 census). The seat of administration was in the town Psofida. The municipality is named after the village and the mountain
Aroania (mountain)
Aroania, also known as Chelmos, Helmos and Khelmos , is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 km from north to south and about 5 to 10 km from west to directly east of Kalavryta to the Achaia-Corinthia prefectural border. The mountain range is in the prefecture of Achaia...

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Aroania is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
  • Agrampela
    Agrampela, Achaea
    Agrampela is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 42 for the village and 74 for the municipal district...

     (Agrampela, Platanitsa)
  • Agridi
  • Alestaina
  • Anastasi (Anastasi, Moni Agion Theodoron)
  • Aroania
  • Desino
  • Kamenianoi (Kamenianoi, Drovolovo)
  • Lechouri
    Lechouri
    Lechouri is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 152 for the village and 272 for the municipal district...

     (Lechouri, Kerasea, Selli)
  • Livartzi
    Livartzi
    Livartzi is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 354 for the village and 422 for the municipal district. Livartzi sits at 850 m above sea level...

     (Livartzi, Livadi, Livartzino)
  • Plaka
  • Psofida (Psofida, Ano Tripotama, Kato Tripotama, Tripotama
    Tripotama
    Tripotama is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania in the southern part of Achaea. It is part of the community Psofida. It is linked by GR-33, the Patras to Tripoli highway. It is located ESE of Patras, SW of Kalavryta, W of Kleitoria, NW of Tripoli, NNW of Megalopoli, NE of Olympia and E of...

    , Vasiliki)
  • Seires (Seires, Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Georgios, Krini, Thomaiika)

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Northwest: Tritaia
Tritaia
Tritaia is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,462 . The seat of the municipality is in Stavrodromi...

North: Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...

West: Lasiona
Aroania East: Lefkasio
Lefkasio
Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor...

Southwest: Lampeia
Lampeia
Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...

South: Kontovazaina
Kontovazaina
Kontovazaina is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 500 for the village and 2,048 for the municipality...

Southeast: Paion
Paion
Paion is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,579. The seat of the municipality was in Dafni. The municipality was created after the Greek...

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