The Municipality of Messatida, also: Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. It has communities of Krini|Kríni, southern Demenika, Savalía, and parts of Thea and Kallithea. The population passed over the 10,000 mark. It is home to about 6% of the Patras metro population. Its size is around the 80 to 100 km² mark. Forest dominate about 20% to 30% of the municipality, urban houses and buildings dominate about 5% of the municipality. and the rest remain pastures and rocky mountains.

The two mountains are Omplos and one south.

Population history:

Communities:

• Kallithea
• Krini
• Krystallovrysi
• Ovrya
• Petroto
• Saravali
  • Demenika (southern and central part)
• Thea

The town hall is on Demokratías Street in Ovrya not far from the centre and Thea and Kallithea.

It was one of the Mycenean villages that formed Patras.

External links:

• GTP - Messatida (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3575)
• GTP - Ancient Messatis (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=60212)