Machos

Machos Μάχος
Location
Machos
Coordinates	37°53′N 21°12′E / 37.883°N 21.2°E / 37.883; 21.2Coordinates: 37°53′N 21°12′E / 37.883°N 21.2°E / 37.883; 21.2
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	West Greece
Regional unit:	Elis
Municipality:	Pineios
Municipal unit:	Vartholomio
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Community
- Population:	470
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Machos (Greek: Μάχος, pronunciation: ma-hos) is a community in western Elis in Greece. The population is around 200. Its dialing code is 26230. The neighboring places are Neochori (Kastro-Kyllinis), Greece to the northeast which is access by a road for 1 km with sharp turns, Dimitra to its east, Vartholomio to the south, and olive groves (further west, Kastro) to the west.

Population

Year	Population
1981	359
1991	684
2001	470

About Machos

The village has a school, a church, a plateia (square) and some restaurants. The village was partially linked in the 1970s and after the early-1990s is almost fully accessed by paved roads. The village never had a railway station because the train tracks used to run 1 km east. Much of the small community is covered with olive groves and some trees while the east has some mixed farming.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, most of the population left for larger towns and cities especially Patras. Most of the buildings were not damaged. The population remained steady since the mid to late 20th century. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s.

See also

• List of places in the Ilia prefecture

References

External links

• GTP - Machos