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Platanos, Achaea

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Country
  
Greece

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:08 PM

Administrative region
  
Western Greece

Regional unit
  
Achaea

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Municipality
  
Aigialeia

Municipal unit
  
Akrata

Platanos, Achaea

Weather
  
21°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 65% Humidity

Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. In 2011 Platanos had a population of 231 for the village, and 259 for the community, which includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and Tsivlos. The village Platanos consists of two parts: the seaside settlement Paralia Platanou (or Paralia Platanos) on the Gulf of Corinth and Platanos proper at about 250 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above Paralia Platanou. The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos. Platanos is 5 km west of Akrata and 18 km southeast of Aigio. The Greek National Road 8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.

Map of Platanos 250 06, Greece

References

Platanos, Achaea Wikipedia