Kourouta
Kurutas redirects here, Kurutas is also a surnameKourouta or
Kuruta (
Greek, Modern: Κουρούτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older forms or rarely
Kouroutas and
Kurutas is a village located 5 km west of
Amaliada and is part of that community and the municipality. Kourouta is accessed with a road to Amaliada and is the westernmost and has a small road linking to near Marathia.
GR-9/
E55 is 2 km east along with a small aqueduct. Kourouta is situated to the
Ionian Sea to its west and has sandy coastline in which it is famous for its beaches. Hotels including "Akti Kourouta" and more are in Kourouta. Kourouta also has campground named
Camping Kourouta [
1], the campground is owned by the municipality of Amaliada. Kourouta also features a panorama of the northwestern part of the small peninsula, the
Chlemoutsi castle and the southern portion of the island of
Zante. Kourouta is located about 80 km SW of
Patras, about 20 km NW of
Pyrgos, NW of the Pyrgos Bypass and about 30 km SE of
Kyllini.
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Palaiochori, north
*
Marathia, northeast
*Amaliada, east
*
Kardamas, ESE
*
Palouki, south
*Location:
**Longitude: 20.284 (20°17'7") E
**Latitude: 38.97 (38°46'17") N
*
Postal code: 272 00
*Elevation: Ionian Sea
*Dialing code: +11+30-
26220 (030-26220)-2 through 7
Residential buildings are mainly within the Ionian Sea. Forests are situated to the north and south and sporadically elsewhere. Agriculture lands which mainly consists of groves dominate the rest of Kourouta.
The road was paved in the mid to late-
20th century which brought tourism to the area. In the
2000s, a new traffic light was installed along with intersection repairs at the junction with the new highway.
Kourouta has a small school, a church, and a square (
plateia). The nearest train station and hospital is in downtown Amaliada.
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|
| 1981 | 81 | - |
| 1991 | 122 | 41/50.62% |
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Amaliada City Web Portal - NEW- www.amaliada.net*
Η "ιαδικτυακή Πύλη της Αμαλιάδας - ΝΕΑ- www.amaliada.net*
Mapquest - Kouroutas, street map not yet available
*Coordinates:
*http://www.amaliadacity.com/html/kouroutaGR.htm (in Greek)
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Communities of Ilia
