Editing Lechaina (section)

==Geography==

The area of the municipal unit Lechaina stretches from the flatlands on the [[Ionian Sea]] coast to the hills around the [[Pineios (Peloponnese)|Pineios]] reservoir in the east. The main land use is agriculture. The lagoon [[Kotychi]], connected with the Ionian Sea, is located in the northern part of Lechaina. Lechaina has a railway station on the line Patras-[[Kalamata]]. The principal streams are Andravida Creek and Melissos. The [[Greek National Road 9]] Patras-[[Pylos]] runs through Lechaina.

===Subdivisions===
The municipal unit Lechaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
{|class=wikitable
! Community !! Population (2021 census)!! Elevation (m) !! Coordinates
|-
|Lechaina (incl. [[Agioi Theodoroi, Elis|Agioi Theodoroi]], [[Agios Panteleimonas, Elis|Agios Panteleimonas]] and Katarrachi) || 2,993 || 6 || {{coord|37.938|21.263|display=inline}} 
|-
|[[Agios Charalampos, Elis|Agios Charalampos]] || 47 || 120 || {{coord|37.941|21.402|display=inline}}
|-
|[[Areti, Elis|Areti]] || 202 || 5 || {{coord|37.975|21.303|display=inline}}
|-
|[[Borsi, Greece|Borsi]] || 192 || 170 || {{coord|37.927|21.438|display=inline}}
|-
|[[Melissa, Elis|Melissa]] || 211 || 90 || {{coord|37.950|21.373|display=inline}}
|-
|[[Myrsini]] || 1,265 || 10 || {{coord|37.922|21.237|display=inline}}
|}