Agia Mavra (Ilia), Greece
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Agia Mavra is a village in the prefecture of Elis in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It is part of the municipal unit of Tragano
Tragano
Tragano is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit...

. It is 5 km NE of Gastouni
Gastouni
Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...

. It is situated not far from the Pineios River
Pineios River (Peloponnese)
The Pineiós is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It flows from the mountain Erymanthus , and empties into a bay SW of Gastouni connecting the Ionian Sea. The river flows through the southern half of the Ilia plain...

. Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...

 is 5 km NW and about 5 km NE. Distance from Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

 is 69 km SE and 33 km WNW of Pyrgos. The neighboirng villages and towns are Lefkochori
Lefkochori
Lefkochori is a small village that is part of Gastouni in NNW Elis. Its population is around 600. Primary access to the village is through a highway linking Patras and Pirgos, known as GR-9 and features a junction in the middle and another with the old road near the rail crossing...

 to the west, Kavasila
Kavasila (Ilia), Greece
Kavasila is a small town that is part of Gastouni in NNW Ilia, Greece. Its population is around 1500. It is accessed by a highway linking Patras and Pyrgos, known as GR-9, the new highway now bypasses Kavasila. Distance from Patras is 66 km, SE of Kyllini, and 32 km from Pyrgos. Its...

 (commune) to the northwest, Tragano
Tragano
Tragano is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit...

 (commune) and Stafidokampos
Stafidokampos
Stafidokampos is a village located 3 km east of the centre of Andravida, Greece. It is on a road linking Andravida and the Amaliada-Tragano Road. Stafidokampos is located about 67 km SW of Patras, about 15 km east of Kyllini, about 36 km NNW of Pyrgos and W of the Pineios Dam...

 to the north, Roupaki
Roupaki
Roupaki is a community that is a part of the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. Distance from Amaliada is 6 km N and 6 km E from the highway...

 (commune) to the southeast and Koroivos
Koroivos
Koroivos is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis Prefecture, Greece. It is located about 4 km E of the centre of Gastouni. It is 3 km E of the new highway 9. Distance from Patras is 71 km SW and 31 km NW of Pyrgos...

 to the southwest.
Year Population
1981 346
1991 376
2001 550

Panorama

Agia Mavra offers views of Chlemoutsi
Chlemoutsi
Chlemoutsi is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Ilia Prefecture, Greece 12 km west of Andravida, 13 km southwest of Lechaina and 6 km south of Kyllini. It was built by the Crusader rulers of the Principality of Achaea as their main stronghold, and is perhaps the finest...

 along with the mountains including western Movri
Movri
Movri , is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast, Oleni in the western part of Achaea and the western part was partly in the prefecture of Elis with the municipality of Vouprasia until the 1970s. It is located about 30 km SW of Patras, W of...

, Skollis and Erymanthos and to the south, it also offers views of the island of Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...

 and Kefalonia
Kefalonia
The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...

 during clearer days, the southwestern part of the Etoloakarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...

prefecture can rarely be seen. Much of the view are blocked by nearby forests.
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