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 | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°22′E / 37.733°N 21.367°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Pyrgos |
| Municipal unit | Iardanos |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 683 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Population
edit| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 819 |
| 1991 | 240 | - |
| 2001 | 244 | 890 |
| 2011 | 216 | 720 |
| 2021 | 197 | 683 |
Community
editThe community of Alpochori consists of three villages: Alpochóri (Αλποχώρι, 197 inhabitants in 2021), Kapandríti (Καπανδρίτι, 50 inhabitants) and Chanákia (Χανάκια, 436 inhabitants).
Sports
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.