Demenika
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Demenika is a place 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of downtown in south suburban Patras
that is divided into two municipalities. The northern part up to Glafkos
(Glaukos) river is in the city of Patras
, and the southern part up to the new beltway is in the municipal unit of Messatida
with western Saravali
and northern Ovrya. It also bounds by Lefka, along with mixed residential and industrial area in the south and west. The population is around 2,000 to 2,500 in 1996. Its main streets are Akrotiriou and Dimokratias (Demokratias). Most of the urban sprawl lie 100 to 200 m within the two main streets. The community was dominated by agriculturalism with olive groves, pastures, and mixed farming used to dominate the land. As suburban housing came into the area, urban dominates rural areas.
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
that is divided into two municipalities. The northern part up to Glafkos
Glafkos
The Glafkos is a river in Greece. It flows into the Gulf of Patras in Patras. The first hydroelectric power plant was built on this river. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum...
(Glaukos) river is in the city of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, and the southern part up to the new beltway is in the municipal unit of Messatida
Messatida
Messatida is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovrya. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Saravali, and parts...
with western Saravali
Saravali
Saravali is a community located 6 km SE of the centre and a suburb of Patras, Greece, north of Ovrya, northeast of Mintilogi and 9 km W of the Iera Moni Omplou/Omplos Monastery. Saravali is in the northern part of the municipal unit of Messatida...
and northern Ovrya. It also bounds by Lefka, along with mixed residential and industrial area in the south and west. The population is around 2,000 to 2,500 in 1996. Its main streets are Akrotiriou and Dimokratias (Demokratias). Most of the urban sprawl lie 100 to 200 m within the two main streets. The community was dominated by agriculturalism with olive groves, pastures, and mixed farming used to dominate the land. As suburban housing came into the area, urban dominates rural areas.
Historical population
| Year | Village population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,896 |
| 2001 | 2,385 |