Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and Tsivlos. Platanos lies at about 270 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above the seaside village Paralia Platanou. The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos. Platanos is 5 km west of Akrata and 18 km southeast of Aigio. The Greek National Road 8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.

Platanos
Πλάτανος
Platanos is located in Greece
Platanos
Platanos
Coordinates: 38°09′53″N 22°15′54″E / 38.16472°N 22.26500°E / 38.16472; 22.26500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Municipal unitAkrata
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community201
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

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Year Village population Community population
1981 359 -
1991 396 -
2001 408 530
2011 231 259
2021 196 201

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References

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  1. ^ "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.