Mamousia
Community in Greece
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Mamousia (Greek: Μαμουσιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is 6 km southwest of Diakopto, on the west side of the Vouraikos gorge. The community includes the villages Derveni and Stavria.
Mamousia
Μαμουσιά | |
|---|---|
Mamousia, 2008 | |
  Mamousia | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′N 22°08′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Aigialeia |
| Municipal unit | Diakopto |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 195 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Population
| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 382 |
| 1991 | 232 | 352 |
| 2001 | 177 | 295 |
| 2011 | 214 | 355 |
| 2021 | 127 | 195 |
History
The ancient city Boura was located near present Mamousia. The city had an ancient theatre most of which has yet to be excavated; several artifacts are on display at the Aigio Archeological Museum. Boura was destroyed in an earthquake in 373 BC. Mamousia suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.