Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Achaia
Galaros (Γάλαρος) Achaia
Galaros (or Galaro) is a village located approximately 45 kilometers southwest of Patras.
It is part of the Local Community of Agia Varvara and since 2010 belongs to the Municipality of Erymanthos. It is surrounded by mountains and hills. Its residents are engaged in livestock farming, agriculture, and viticulture. The village is built horizontally on the mountain. The village celebrates Saint George in honor of the village church. There is a cafe in the village, while one should not miss visiting the chapel of Profitis Ilias, especially on May Day. It also has a river that flows abundantly in winter and dries up in summer.
Demographic data
Indicatively, the demographic evolution of the settlement is as follows:
Census 1846 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
Population 76[1] 100[2] 131[2] 166[2] 190[2] 139[2] 94[2] 111[2] 100[3] 71[4] 42[2]
References
I. D. Stamataki, Topographical Map of Greece, In Athens 1846, p. 29.
M. Stamatelatos, F. Vamva-Stamatelatou (2012), Volume A, p. 155.
"ESYE - Resident Population of Greece. Census 2001" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
"EL.STAT. - Resident Population of Greece. Census 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
Sources
Results of the Population-Housing Census 2011 concerning the Resident Population of the Country, Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic, vol. 2, p. 3465 (28 December 2012).
ESYE - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001, Athens 2004. ISBN 960-86704-8-9.
I. D. Stamatakis, Geographical Map of Greece, containing the names, distances and population of municipalities, cities, towns and villages. Collected from various official documents of the Greek Government, and published by I. D. Stamatakis, from the G. Vlassaridou Printing House, Athens 1846.
Michael Stamatelatos, Fotini Vamva-Stamatelatou, Geographical Dictionary of Greece, Volume 1, TA NEA, Athens 2012.
Bibliography
Louloudis, Theodoros H. (2010). Achaia. Settlements, settlers, self-government. Patras: Prefectural Cultural Development Enterprise of South-East Achaia.
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