Desino Explained

Desino
Name Local:Δεσινό
Type:community
Coordinates:37.9833°N 80°W
Elevation:860
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Achaea
Municipality:Kalavryta
Municunit:Aroania
Population As Of:2021
Population:22
Postal Code:250 16
Licence:AX

Desino (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

Population

Year Population
1900 174
1981 53
1991 32
2001 16
2011 37
2021 22

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