Mamousia
Μαμουσιά | |
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Mamousia, 2008 | |
Coordinates: 38°09′N 22°08′E / 38.150°N 22.133°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Greece |
Regional unit | Achaea |
Municipality | Aigialeia |
Municipal unit | Diakopto |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 195 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mamousia (Greek: Μαμουσιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is 6 km southwest of Diakopto, on the west side of the Vouraikos gorge. The community includes the villages Derveni and Stavria.
Year | Village population | Community population |
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1981 | - | 382 |
1991 | 232 | 352 |
2001 | 177 | 295 |
2011 | 214 | 355 |
2021 | 127 | 195 |
The ancient city Boura was located near present Mamousia. The city had an ancient theatre most of which has yet to be excavated; several artifacts are on display at the Aigio Archeological Museum. Boura was destroyed in an earthquake in 373 BC. Mamousia suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.