Kavasila, Elis

Kavasila
Καβάσιλα
Kavasila
Coordinates: 37°52.5′N 21°16′E / 37.8750°N 21.267°E / 37.8750; 21.267Coordinates: 37°52.5′N 21°16′E / 37.8750°N 21.267°E / 37.8750; 21.267
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Elis
Municipality Pineios
Municipal unit Gastouni
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Community
  Population 1474
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 273 00
Area code(s) 26230

Kavasila (Greek: Καβάσιλα, also Καβάσιλας) is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. Its population is around 1500. It is situated in a flat rural area, on the right bank of the river Pineios, at about 20 m elevation. It is 1 km northwest of Lefkochori, 2 km east of Kardiakafti, 3 km south of Andravida and 3 km northeast of Gastouni. Kavasila had a train station on the line from Patras to Kalamata via Pyrgos. A branch line to Vartholomio and Kyllini was shut down around 2001. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes east of the village.

Population history

Year Population
1981 1,032
1991 1,147
2001 1,474

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