Mamousia
Μαμουσιά
Mamousia, 2008
Mamousia, 2008
Mamousia is located in Greece
Mamousia
Mamousia
Coordinates: 38°09′N 22°08′E / 38.150°N 22.133°E / 38.150; 22.133
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Municipal unitDiakopto
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
214
Community
  Population355 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mamousia (Greek: Μαμουσιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is 6 km southwest of Diakopto, on the west side of the Vouraikos gorge. In 2011 the population was 214 for the village and 355 for the community, which includes the villages Derveni and Stavria.

Population

YearVillage populationCommunity population
1981-382
1991232352
2001177295
2011214355

History

The ancient city Boura was located near present Mamousia. The city had an ancient theatre most of which has yet to be excavated; several artifacts are on display at the Aigio Archeological Museum. Boura was destroyed in an earthquake in 373 BC. Mamousia suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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