Roviata, Elis

Periphery:West Greece
Prefecture : Elis

Roviata (Greek: Ροβιάτα), is a village in the municipality of Amaliada in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is located on the old highway which is now bypassed to the west since the late 1980s and has a junction with the new highway (GR-7/E55) about 1 km. It is located 1 km S of Savalia, about 7 km NW of Amaliada, about 19 km NW of the Pyrgos Bypass and 21 km NW of Pyrgos (Ilia), Pyrgos and abouy 77 km SW of Patras.

Subdivisions

1. Kasidiari (pop: 41)
   
2. Roviata Beach (pop: 27)
   

Nearest places

• Palaiochori, NW
  
• Savalia, N
  
• Amaliada, E
  
• Marathia (village), S
  

Geography

Location:

• Latitude: 37.302 (37°18'7) N
  
• Longitude: 21.809 (21°48'33') E
  

Postal code: 272 00

Elevation: 6 m

Area: about 5 km²

Dialing code: +11+30-26220 (030-26220)-6

Historical population

Year Communal population Change

1981 328 -

1991 317 -11/-3.35%

Tsoukaleika has a school, a church, a BP gas station located in the new highway and a square (plateia). The beaches are west of the village whine there are no beaches in the northern part.

Farmlands dominate much of the area especially olive groves and other groves along with pastures and vegetable farms. Forests are to the northwest with the communal boundary.

Communities of Ilia

Links

http://www.amaliada.gr (in Greek)

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