Apideonas Explained

Apideonas
Name Local:Απιδεώνας
Type:community
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Achaea
Municipality:West Achaea
Population:314
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:38.0667°N 46°W

Apideonas (Greek: Απιδεώνας) is a village in the municipal unit of Larissos, in Achaea, Greece. It is located in the plains near the Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of Lappas, 7 km northeast of Varda and 33 km southwest of Patras. The name comes from απιδιά (apidia) meaning "wild pear". The village was founded in 1924, when the government of Greece brought in forty families of refugees from Asia Minor. Before, the area was part of a royal estate.

Population

Year Population
1981 329
1991 411
2001 635
2011 309
2021 314

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