Paion is a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...

 in Achaea

Achaea

Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

, West Greece, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta

Kalavryta

Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...

, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,579. The seat of the municipality was in Dafni. The municipality was created after the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...

 and was dissolved in 1912. It returned in 1998 under the Capodistrian Plan.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Paion is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Amygdalea
• Chovoli
  Chovoli
  Chovoli is a community in the municipal unit of Paion in southern Achaea, Greece. Its 2001 population was 303. The community includes the two villages Ano Chovoli and Kato Chovoli....
  
   (Ano Chovoli, Kato Chovoli)
• Dafni
• Nasia
• Paos
  Paos
  Paos is a small village in Achaea, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion. Its 2001 population was 367 for the village and 508 for the municipal district.-Settlements:*Paos, pop. 367*Dechounaiika, pop. 31*Palaios Paos, pop. 1...
  
   (Paos, Vesini, Dechounaiika, Palaios Paos, Potamia)
• Pefko
• Skotani
  Skotani
  Skotani , is a small village in the municipal unit of Paion, Achaea, Greece. Its 2001 population was 272 for the village and 313 for the municipal district...
  
   (Skotani, Agios Georgios)

External links

• Official website
• Paioi on GTP Travel Pages

Northwest: Aroania Aroania Aroania is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...		Northeast: Lefkasio Lefkasio Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor...
	Paion	East: Lefkasio Lefkasio Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor...
Southwest: Kontovazaina Kontovazaina Kontovazaina is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 500 for the village and 2,048 for the municipality...		Southeast: Kleitor Kleitor Kleitor is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...