Diakopto
Diakopto (Greek: Διακοπτό) is a coastal town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is a municipal unit of the Aigialeia municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 103.932 km2. The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the Vouraikos river and at the lower end of the Vouraikos Gorge. The 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway built in 1885 leads up to the town of Kalavryta passing the Mega Spilaio Monastery at about halfway. Diakopto is on the old Greek National Road 8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras); the new Greek National Road 8A (also Athens - Corinth - Patras) passes 1 km to the south. Diakopto is located about 40 km east of Patras, and 15 km southeast of Aigio.
Diakopto
Διακοπτό | |
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Municipal unit | |
Diakopto station in 1992 (metric gauge line no longer in use). | |
Diakopto Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′N 22°11′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Aigialeia |
| Districts | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 103.93 km2 (40.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 5,603 |
| • Municipal unit density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,977 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 03 |
| Area code(s) | 24230 |
| Website | www.diakopto.gov.gr |