Manolada
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| Manolada Μανολάδα |
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 Manolada
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| Coordinates | 38°3′N 21°21′E / 38.05°N 21.35°ECoordinates: 38°3′N 21°21′E / 38.05°N 21.35°E |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Elis |
| Municipality: | Andravida-Kyllini |
| Municipal unit: | Vouprasia |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 1,835 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Manolada (Greek: Μανολάδα) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a vast, rural plain near the Ionian Sea, 2 km northwest of Varda, 3 km west of Nea Manolada and 40 km southwest of Patras. Manolada had a 2001 population of 1,522 for the village and 1,835 for the community, which includes the small villages Brinia, Karvounaiika, Loutra Yrminis, Mega Pefko and Samaraiika.
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[edit] History
The area was the site of the Battle of Manolada in 1316, a battle between the Franks and the Catalans over the hegemony over the Principality of Achaea.
[edit] Population
| Year | Village population | Community population |
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| 1981 | 1,160 | - |
| 1991 | 1,234 | - |
| 2001 | 1,522 | 1,835 |
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