Desino (Greek: Δεσινό, formerly Τεσινόν - Tesinon) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. The village is situated in the eastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. The name is a corruption of the word στενό "narrow". Desino is 2 km east of Kamenianoi, 4 km west of Priolithos and 15 km southwest of Kalavryta.
Desino
Δεσινό | |
|---|---|
  Desino | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′N 21°59′E / 37.983°N 21.983°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Kalavryta |
| Municipal unit | Aroania |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 22 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 16 |
| Vehicle registration | AX |
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 174 |
| 1981 | 53 |
| 1991 | 32 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2021 | 22 |
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.