| Farron - Statistics
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| Prefecture: | Achaea
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| Province: | Province of Patras
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Location:
Latitude:
Longitude: |
38.15/38°6'19' N lat.21.781/21°46'55' E long
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Area:
-Total
-Water
-Rank |
236.75 km²
Rank xxth
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Population: (2001)
- Total
- Density¹
- Rank |
6,262
-26.45/km²</small>
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Elevation:
-lowest:
-centre: |
around 50 m
341 m(centre)
around 1,000 m
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| Communes: |
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| Postal code: | 250 08
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| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26940 (030-26940)-2
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| Municipal code: | 0722
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| Car designation: | AX
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | FAR
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Chalandritsa or Halandritsa (Greek: Χαλανδρίτσα) is a village of the municipality and the seat of Fares in the central part of the prefecture of Achaia. It is on a road connecting Patras and Kalavryta. It is located about 17 km SSW of Patras, about 40 km south of the Rio-Antirio bridge/, about 70 km SW of Aigio, 55 km W of Kalavryta, about 140 km NW of Tripoli and about 10 km from GR-9/Patras By-Pass.
Nearest places
Communes
- Chalandritsa
- Chrysopigi
- Fares
- Elliniko
- Isoma
- Kalanos
- Kalousi
- Katarrakti
- Kompigadi
- Kritharakia
- Lakkomata
- Mirali
- Platanovrissi
- Starochori
- Vasiliki
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change
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| 1981 | 1,090 | - | - | -
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| 1991 | 974 | -116/-10.64% | 6,483 | -
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| 2001 | - | - | 6,262 | -221/-3.41%
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The village has a small school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a health centre, a church, a small post office, a train station and a square (plateia) which includes some trees and a fountain. It also has a museum of folklore and local history located in a restored water mill. It also has a ruined castle which is now a monument.
Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Patras and Kalavryta in the mid-20th century, the village didn't had paved roads or electricity. Until somewhere the 1990s, much of the houses were stone-built.
The area in the mountains had some off-road rally racings.
The Speedway of Patras is situated southwest of the area.
The area near Agios Georgios has a Mycenaean settlement.
The area during the Frankish times was a barony.
Farmlands are to its west. The central part is made up of farmlands which includes mixed farming and pastures in a plain named Farron-Chalandritsa while the eastern and the western part are made up of forests, mountains and valleys.
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