Kalentzi Explained

Kalentzi
Name Local:	Καλέντζι
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	West Greece
Periphunit:	Achaea
Pop Municunit:	276
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	23.91
Elevation:	457
Coordinates:	37.9833°N 63°W
Licence:	ΑΧ

Kalentzi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καλέντζι) is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] The municipal unit has an area of 23.907 km².^[2] The population of the municipal unit is 276 (2021). It is renowned in Greece as the ancestral home of the Papandreou political dynasty. Kalentzi is situated on the northern slope of Mount Erymanthos, about 35 km south of Patras.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kalentzi is subdivided into the following villages:

• Kalentzi
• Agios Georgios
• Diaselo (also known as Avrami)
• Bantsaiika

Election Results

Election	Turnout	ND	PASOK	SYRIZA	KKE	Other
Jun 2023	58.43	10.93		60.77	14.47	1.61	12.22
May 2023	73.03	14.03		49.61	27.27	1.30	7.79
2019	68.74	14.56		46.36	30.19	1.35	7.54
Sep 2015	64.60	10.56	32.78		35.00	3,06	18.60
Jan 2015	75.38	4.57	5.02	23.74	2.74	63.93
Jun 2012	67.05	6.44		63.61	13.61	2.97	13.37
May 2012	74.30	4.32		60.45	7.95	4.09	23.19
2009	88.16	3.73		94.14	0.18	1.42	0.53
2007	90.78	6.60		90.52	0.68	1.18	1.02
2004	81.28	7.97		88.78	0.81	1.95	0.49
2000	84.20	8.18		89.05	0.15	0.73	1.89
1996	85.36	10.07		83.36	0.88	0.88	4.81
1993	87.82	5.82		93.16	0.00	0.58	0.44
1990	88.80	8.73		88.46	1.48		1.33
Nov 1989	89.56	9.54		89.02	0.87		0.57
Jun 1989	90.33	8.08		88.40	1.32		2.20
1985	85.80	5.38		93.31	0.00	1.16	0.15
1981	86.57	3.34		95.90	0.00	0.76	0.00
1977	86.87	6.97		92.35	0.17	0.34	0.17
1974	88.52	10.91		87.99	0.18		0.92

Notable people

• Georgios Papandreou (1888–1968) politician

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .