Avramiou

Avramiou Αβραμιού
North Side of the village
Avramiou
Coordinates: 37°2′N 22°2′E / 37.033°N 22.033°ECoordinates: 37°2′N 22°2′E / 37.033°N 22.033°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Messini
Municipal unit	Messini
Area
• Rural	0.19 km^2 (0.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
• Rural	413
• Rural density	2,200/km^2 (5,600/sq mi)
Community
• Population	591
• Area (km^2)	1.87
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	27220
Vehicle registration	KM

Avramiou is a village in Messenia, southern Greece. It was built before 1816; it had 32 families then. During the Turkish occupation, it was a village of Koroni province, and became a village of Messini province and capital of Leukothea Municipality ( now defunct) in 1835. In August 1840, Avramiou became a village of Aristomenis Municipality; it was almost destroyed by earthquakes in 1846. The primary school of Avramiou was founded in 1860. Ten years after, Avramiou became the capital of Aristomeni Municipality. Today, it is a community of the municipality Messini. The community contains the villages Drakoneri, Agios Avgoustinos and Avramiou. In 2011, the population for Avramiou village was 413, and 591 for the community.

Location

Avramiou is 10 km from Messini and 5.5 km from the beach. Some villages near Avramiou are: Lefkochora, Lykotrafos, Madena, Neochori, and Strefi.

Population

Year	Village population	Record
1816	32 families	Dimitrios Freretos record
1851	56 families	>>
1860	373	>>
1896	615	>>
1920	679	>>
1928	739	Community record
1940	933	>>
1982	856	>>
1984	450	>>
1991	420	>>
2001	413	>>

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.

1. History of Avramiou (Messini) Alexandros Giannakopoulos, Athens 1984