Lakkomata

Lakkomata (Greek: Λακκώματα) is a mountain village and community in the municipality of Erymanthos in Achaea, Greece. According to the 2021 census, it had 61 inhabitants. In 2011 the village had 113 inhabitants and the community, which also includes the settlement Tsapournia, 133 inhabitants.^[2]

Λακκώματα Lakkomata
Community
Λακκώματα
Coordinates: 38°1′51″N 21°51′55″E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Peloponnese
Administrative region	Western Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Erymanthos
Municipal unit	Farres
Area
• Community	20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	61
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	250 08
Area code(s)	26940
Vehicle registration	AX, AZ

Geography

Lakkomata is located in the upper valley of the river Peiros, at the northeast foot of the mountain Erymanthos, at an elevation of 610 m above sea level.^[3] It is 11 km southeast of Chalandritsa, 25 km southeast of Patras and 21 km west of Kalavryta.

History

The village was mentioned in a 1700 Venetian text by Grimani under the name "Licomati di Nexero" (Λυκομάτι Νεζερού) and had 129 inhabitants.^[4][5] After the Greek War of Independence, it became part of the municipality of Nezera in 1835. That municipality was dissolved in 1841 and Lakkomata became part of the municipality of Fares. It became an independent community in 1912. In 1997 under the Kapodistrias reform, it became part of the municipality of Farres, which became part of the municipality of Erymanthos in 2011.^[6]

Historical population

Census	Population
1835	372[5]
1851	379[5]
1861	405[5]
1879	470[5]
1889	341[5]
1896	395[5]
1907	411[5]
1920	389[5]
1928	278[5]
1940	259[5]
1951	258[5]
1961	286[5]
1971	255[5]
1981	178[5]
1991	147[5]
2001[3]	117
2011[2]	133
2021[1]	61