Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality

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 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

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. 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. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria

Kleitoria

Kleitoria is a village in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta....

, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor. The mountains with rocks, grasslands and some forests surround Kleitoria and is situated in a valley. Farmlands are mainly in valley areas.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Lefkasio is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Nikolaos
• Ano Kleitoria
• Armpounas (Armpounas, Kalamaki)
• Drymos (Drymos, Kato Drymos)
• Filia
  Filia, Achaea
  Filia is a Greek village in southern Achaea. Filia is located southeast of Patras, south-southwest of Kalavryta and northwest of Tripoli. The GR-33 is to the south...
  
   (Filia, Agioi Theodoroi, Kalyvia, Zevgolatio)
• Glastra (Agios Vlasios, Glastra)
• Kastelli
• Kastria
• Kleitor
• Kleitoria
  Kleitoria
  Kleitoria is a village in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta....
  
   (Kleitoria, Valtos, Elafyto, Zarelia, Kallithea)
• Krinofyta
• Lefkasio
• Lykouria (Lykouria, Kerasia, Spilia)
• Pankrati (Pankrati, Pankrataiika Kalyvia, Sella, Steno)
• Planitero
  Planitero
  Planitero is a village in the municipality of Lefkasio, Achaea, Greece. It is situated 6 km from the Kalavryta-Tripoli Road and connects the road with nearby Elatofyto and the Chelmos mountains. Its population is 354 people...
  
  
• Tourlada

Historical population

Year	Municipal district	Municipality
1981	1,148	-
1991	912	-
2001	855	3,892

Other

Kleitoria has a school, a lyceum, a church, a post office, banks and a small square (plateia

Plateia

Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...

).

External links

• Google Earth screen shots of Nestani
• Greek Travel Pages

See also

• List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture

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West: Aroania Aroania Aroania 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. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...	Lefkasio	East: Corinthia Corinthia Corinthia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.-Geography:...
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