Kato Samiko (Greek: Κάτω Σαμικό, meaning "lower Samiko") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated 2 km from the Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of Samiko, 6 km southwest of Krestena, 8 km northwest of Zacharo and 20 km southeast of Pyrgos. The community includes the small villages Kleidi and Fragkokklisia. The Greek National Road 9 (E55, Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) and the railway from Pyrgos to Kalamata run through the village. Kato Samiko suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires. The ruins of ancient Samicum lie within the borders of the municipal unit.[2][3]
Kato Samiko
Κάτω Σαμικό | |
|---|---|
  Kato Samiko | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′N 21°36′E / 37.550°N 21.600°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| Municipal unit | Skillounta |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
Population
edit| Year | Settlement population | Population community |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 416 | - |
| 1991 | 515 | - |
| 2001 | 475 | 531 |
| 2011 | 428 | 494 |
| 2021 | 271 | 329 |
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.