Kapeleto
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Kapeleto is a village located 4 km south of the town of Varda, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Kapeleto is linked with a road linking to the GR-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...

/E55
European route E55
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 (Patras - Pyrgos). Kapeleto is located about 50 km SW of 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...

, 49 km NNW of Pyrgos and 2 km from the highway. Kapeleto is situated in a hilly setting that are filled with farmlands and river valleys and are filled with forests, pine trees are also founded around Kapeleto especially one beside the train tracks. The population is heavily dependent on agriculture and are rural with only its taverns, shops and education being its other business sector.

Subdivisions

  • Kapeleto (pop: 453 2001)
  • Thanasoulaiika (pop: 115 2001)

Nearest places

  • Kourtesi
    Kourtesi
    Kourtesi is a village in Elis, Greece. It lies on the highway 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos. Distance is 52 km SW of Patras. It lies in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Its nearest communities are Varda in the northeast, Kapeleto to the east, Areti in the west and...

    , including Ano Kourtesi, west
  • Varda, north
  • Psari, east
  • Aetorrachi, south

Historical population

Year Village Population Change Population Change
1981 612 - - -
1991 518 -94/-15.36% - 135/65.53%
2001 453 -65/-14.35% 568 24/7.04%

Other

Kapeleto has a small school, a church, and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...

). Its nearest train station in which is located 2.3 km northwest is in Varda and another in Kourtesi
Kourtesi
Kourtesi is a village in Elis, Greece. It lies on the highway 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos. Distance is 52 km SW of Patras. It lies in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Its nearest communities are Varda in the northeast, Kapeleto to the east, Areti in the west and...

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