Alpochori, Elis

Alpochori (Greek: Αλποχώρι), is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. Alpochori is situated on a low hill, 3 km west of Vounargo, 9 km northwest of Pyrgos and 7 km southeast of Amaliada. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes west of the village.

Alpochori
Αλποχώρι
Alpochori is located in Greece
Alpochori
Alpochori
Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°22′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPyrgos
Municipal unitIardanos
Community
  Population720 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

YearVillage populationCommunity population
1981-819
1991240-
2001244890
2011216720

Community

The community of Alpochori consists of three villages: Alpochóri (Αλποχώρι, 216 inhabitants in 2011), Kapandríti (Καπανδρίτι, 35 inhabitants in 2011) and Chanákia (Χανάκια, 469 inhabitants in 2011).

Sports

In 1978, the football (soccer) club Aetos Alpochori was founded. It presently plays in the second division of the local championship. The team plays in its field which is named Tsaouseio and is named after Dionysios Tsaousis, who donated the field to the community.

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.