Psari, Ilia
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Psari is a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 settlement in the municipal unit of Vouprasia
Vouprasia
Vouprasia is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Varda, a small town with a population of about 3,000. The municipal unit has...

. Psari is part of the Varda community. Its population in 2001 was 500. Psari is linked with a road linking Varda and Borsi
Borsi
-In Greece:*Borsi, Greece , a village in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia-In Slovakia:*Borsi is the Hungarian name of the village of Borša in Slovakia.-In India, Asia:*Borsi, India, in the Chhattisgarh state...

 as well as the Pineios Dam (not a main route from Patras due to several road difficulties especially before the pavement of the road in the 1990s) and its curves.

Psari is linked with a road linking to Neapoli and Spata. 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...

 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) is less than 2 km north. The power transformer powering hydro with one line to 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...

 and the western Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...

 is to the south.

Nearest places

  • Varda, northwest
  • Neapoli, southeast
  • Kapeleto
    Kapeleto
    Kapeleto is a village located 4 km south of the town of Varda, Greece. Kapeleto is linked with a road linking to the GR-9/E55 . Kapeleto is located about 50 km SW of Patras, 49 km NNW of Pyrgos and 2 km from the highway...

    , west

Geography

The geography consists of farmlands which includes olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...

groves, pastures, fruits and vegetables and other crops and forests covers the remainder of the area. The stream which includes a ravine which flows from the mountains is to the north. Much of the area are forested and the area are hilly.

The residential area lines up within the two main roads and features a water tower that can be seen to the northern portion and from Varda.

Population

Year Population
1991 359
2001 500
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