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Country
  
Greece

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration
  
ΑΧ

Local time
  
Sunday 11:50 PM

Municipality
  
West Achaea

Regional unit
  
Achaea

Elevation
  
98 m (322 ft)

Postal code
  
270 52

Website
  
www.larissos.gov.gr

Area code
  
26930

Administrative region
  
Western Greece

Larissos

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 63% Humidity

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Larissos (Greek: Λαρίσσος) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729 km2. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas, part of the community Metochi. The municipal unit was named after the river Larissos, which flows through it. It is the westernmost municipal unit of Achaea, stretching along the Ionian Sea coast and the border with Elis to the southern part of the Movri hills. It is about 32 km southwest of Patras is 37and 50 km north of Pyrgos.

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The area is mostly flat, except the Movri hills in the southeast and the lower Mavra Vouna hills in the northwest, near Cape Araxos. Araxos Airport (GPA). The archaeological site of the ancient town of Dyme is located 1 km south.

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Subdivisions

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

  • Agios Nikolaos Spaton (Agios Nikolaos, Agios Konstantinos)
  • Apideonas
  • Araxos (Araxos, Kalogria, Paralimni)
  • Kagkadi
  • Lakkopetra (Lakkopetra, Ioniki Akti, Karnari, Limanaki)
  • Mataragka (Mataragka, Kafalaiika)
  • Metochi (Metochi, Lappas, Neo Vouprasio, Vouprasio)
  • Michoi (Michoi, Kandalos, Tsamaiika, Psefteika)
  • Petas
  • Riolos (Riolos, Mazaiika)
  • Velitses (Ano Velitses, Kato Velitses)
  • Football (soccer) clubs

  • Akadimos Larissou
  • Atromitos Lappa, a football (soccer) club currently playing in the Fourth Division
  • Ikaros Lakkopetra
  • Metochi FC
  • References

    Larissos Wikipedia