Melissia (Greek: Μελίσσια meaning honeycombs) is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Aigio. It is located 8 km south of Aigio, near the right bank of the river Selinountas. The community includes the villages Lakka and Pyrgaki. Melissia suffered damage from the July 2007 forest fires.
Melissia
Μελίσσια | |
|---|---|
  Melissia | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′N 22°04′E / 38.183°N 22.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Aigialeia |
| Municipal unit | Aigio |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 273 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Population edit
| Year | Population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 492 | - |
| 1991 | 427 | - |
| 2001 | 358 | 427 |
| 2011 | 317 | 343 |
| 2021 | 257 | 273 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.