Ovria

Ovria
Οβριά
City Hall
City Hall
Ovria is located in Greece
Ovria
Ovria
Coordinates: 38°11.5′N 21°44′E / 38.1917°N 21.733°E / 38.1917; 21.733
CountryGreece
Geographic regionPeloponnese
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityPatras
Municipal unitMessatida
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community6,424
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
265 00
Area code(s)2610
Vehicle registrationAX

Ovria (Greek: Οβριά, also: Οβρυά - Ovrya) is a town in Achaea, Greece.[2] It is a suburb of Patras, located 6 km south of Patras city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a community.[3] Between 1997 and 2011, it was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida.[2] The Greek National Roads 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) and 33 (Patras - Tripoli) pass through the town. Ovria is in the transition zone from the densely populated coastal area to the hills in the southeast, including Omplos. Agriculture (olive groves, pastures) is still the dominant land use in the areas south and east of Ovria. Neighboring communities are Demenika to the northeast, Mintilogli to the west, Krini to the east, and Kallithea to the south.

  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.
  2. ^ a b Οβριά (Αχαΐας), EETAA local government changes
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.