Elaiochori, Achaea
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Elaiochori
Ελαιοχώρι | |
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  Elaiochori | |
| Coordinates: 38°5′N 21°34′E / 38.083°N 21.567°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | West Achaea |
| Municipal unit | Dymi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 187 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Elaiochori (Greek: Ελαιοχώρι) is a village in the municipality of West Achaea in Greece. It is located about 7 km south of Kato Achaia and 23 km southwest of Patras. The nearest larger village is Petrochori, 3 km to the west. Elaiochori is the birthplace of the leader of the military government that ruled the country from 1967 to 1973, Georgios Papadopoulos.