Vouprasia is a former municipality

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 in Elis, West Greece, Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Varda, a small town with a population of about 3,000. The municipal unit has about 11,000 inhabitants. The area of the municipal unit is 170.9 km².

Geography

Vouprasia is located in northern Elis, on the Ionian

Ionian Sea

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 coast between Patras

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 and Pyrgos. It is situated on the GR-9

Greek National Road 9

Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...

/E55

European route E55

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 and on the Patras-Kalamata

Kalamata

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 railway line. Vouprasia has one railway station, in Varda.

The area is mostly flat, and the main land use is agriculture. The lagoon Kotychi

Kotychi

Kotychi is a lagoon in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia, Greece. It straddles the municipal boundaries of Lechaina and Vouprasia. It is located 61 km SW of Patras, 48 km NW of Pyrgos and about 22 km from Kyllini. The lagoon is connected with the Ionian Sea. It is a protected...

, connected with the Ionian Sea

Ionian Sea

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, is located in the western part of Vouprasia. There is a health center in Varda.

Vouprasia borders on (clockwise from the west) the Ionian Sea

Ionian Sea

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, the municipalities Larissos

Larissos

Larissos is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas . The distance from Patras is 37 km SW and 58 km N of...

 and Olenia

Olenia

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 (both Achaea

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) and the municipalities Pineia

Pineia

Pineia is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration is in the village Simopoulo . Simopoulo is located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the...

 and Lechaina

Lechaina

Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...

 (both Ilia).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Vouprasia is subdivided into the following communities:

Community	Settlements within community	Population (2001)
Varda	Varda, Kougaiika, Komi Komi, Ilia Komi , is a settlement near Varda in the municipality of Vouprasia, Greece. The population of the settlement in 2001 was 253. Komi can be accessed by the Borsi-Varda Road.- Location :... , Sympanio, Psari Psari, Ilia Psari is a Greek settlement in the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Psari is part of the Varda community. Its population in 2001 was 500...	4,410
Aetorrachi Aetorrachi, Elis Aetorrachi is a Greek settlement located around 13 km southeast of Varda, the former municipal seat of Vouprasia. Aetorrachi forms a community together with the nearby settlement Dafni. Its population in 2001 was 122. Aetorrachi is linked with a road linking with Borsi and a road linking Kentro...	Aetorrachi, Dafni	288
Kapeleto Kapeleto Kapeleto is a village located 4 km south of the town of Varda, Greece. Kapeleto is linked with a road linking to the GR-9/E55 . Kapeleto is located about 50 km SW of Patras, 49 km NNW of Pyrgos and 2 km from the highway...	Kapeleto, Thanasoulaiika	568
Kourtesi Kourtesi Kourtesi is a village in Elis, Greece. It lies on the highway 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos. Distance is 52 km SW of Patras. It lies in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Its nearest communities are Varda in the northeast, Kapeleto to the east, Areti in the west and...	Kourtesi, Ano Kourtesi, Kotteika	838
Manolada Manolada Manolada is a Greek village located 54 km southwest of Patras and about 50 km northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9/E55 are accessed via the road to Varda and the road to Lappa. Manolada had a 2001 population of 1,522 for the village and 1,835 for the municipal district...	Manolada, Karvounaiika, Loutra Yrminis, Brinia, Samaraiika	1,835
Nea Manolada Nea Manolada Nea Manolada is a community in southwestern Greece. It is located in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis. Distance from Varda is 4 km NE, 42 km SW of Patras and 52 km N of Pyrgos...	Nea Manolada	1,973
Neapoli	Neapoli	414
Nisi	Nisi, Agia Marina, Agios Athanasios, Karavoulaiika, Kremmydi	661
Xenies Xenies Xenies is a village in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, southwestern Greece. At the 2001 census, the population of Xenies was 130 for the village and 217 for the municipal district....	Xenies, Kalyvakia, Palaiochora	217

Population history

Year	Population Varda	Population Vouprasia
1981	3,039	-
1991	2,625	9,664
2001	3,100	11,204