Larissos

CountryGreece

Elevation

98 m (322 ft)

Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Postal code

270 52

Larissos Λαρίσσος
Municipal unit
Larissos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°6′N 21°25′E / 38.100°N 21.417°E / 38.100; 21.417
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	West Achaea
Area
• Municipal unit	225.73 km2 (87.15 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,813
• Municipal unit density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	270 52
Area code(s)	26930
Vehicle registration	ΑΧ
Website	www.larissos.gov.gr

Larissos (Greek: Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the local government reform in 2011, it a unit within the municipality West Achaea.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 225.729 km².^[3] Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas, part of the community Metochi. The municipal unit was named after the river Larissos, which flows through it. It is the westernmost municipal unit of Achaea, stretching along the Ionian Sea coast and the border with Elis to the southern part of the Movri hills. It is about 32 km southwest of Patras and 50 km north of Pyrgos.

The area is mostly flat, except the Movri hills in the southeast and the lower Mavra Vouna hills in the northwest, near Cape Araxos. Araxos Airport (GPA).