Olenia () is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 189.534 km². Population 4,303 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Lousika. The municipality is named after the ancient Achaean town

Olenus In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Olenus (; Ancient Greek: Ὤλενος ''Olenos'') was the name of several individuals: *Olenus, son of Vulcan and father of Helice and Aex, two nurses of infant Jove. A city in Aulis was named for him. ...

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Olenia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *

Achaiko Achaiko (, before 1928: Μπεδρόνι - ''Bedroni'') is a village in the municipal unit of Olenia, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km north of Lousika, 5 km east of Kato Achaia, and 18 km s ...

* Agios Nikolaos Kralis (Kalamaki, Agios Nikolaos, Avgeraiika, Thomaiika, Poimenochori) * Agios Stefanos (Agios Stefanos, Palaia Peristera, Fylakes) * Ano Soudenaiika * Arla * Chaikali (Chaikali, Katsaitaiika, Kounelaiika) * Charavgi (Charavgi, Neochori, Pigadia) * Flokas (Flokas, Zisimaiika) * Fostaina * Galanaiika * Gkaneika * Kato Mazaraki * Lousika (Lousika, Spaliaraiika, Ypsili Rachi) * Mitopoli (Mitopoli, Komi, Souvaliotaiika) * Portes * Santomeri (Santomeri, Ampelakia, Polylofo)

References

Populated places in Achaea West Achaea {{WGreece-geo-stub