Vrachnaiika
Βραχναίικα
Municipal unit
Vrachneika seaside street and beach
Vrachneika seaside street and beach
Vrachnaiika is located in Greece
Vrachnaiika
Vrachnaiika
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°9.7′N 21°40′E / 38.1617°N 21.667°E / 38.1617; 21.667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityPatras
Area
 • Municipal unit32.11 km2 (12.40 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,834
 • Municipal unit density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Community
2,908
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 02
Area code(s)2610
Vehicle registrationΑΧ

Vrachnaiika (Greek: Βραχνέικα or Βραχναίικα, Greek pronunciation: [vraxˈneika]) is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 32.111 km2.[3] It is suburb of a Patras, about 11 km southwest of the city centre, on the Gulf of Patras coast. The community has a disused rail station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes south of the centre.

Population history

Year Municipal district Municipality
1981 2,167 -
1991 2,259 4,274
2001 2,828 5,049
2011 2,664 4,627
2021 2,908 4,834

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Vrachnaiika is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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