Vrachnaiika

Municipal unit in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vrachnaiika (Greek: Βραχνέικα or Βραχναίικα, Greek pronunciation: [vraxˈneika]) is a town and a former municipality in the regional unit of Achaea, 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 a suburb of 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 EO9 road (from Patras to Methoni, via Pyrgos) passes south of the centre.

CountryGreece
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Quick facts Βραχναίικα, Country ...
Vrachnaiika
Βραχναίικα
Vrachneika seaside street and beach
Vrachneika seaside street and beach
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Vrachnaiika is located in Greece
Vrachnaiika
Vrachnaiika
Coordinates: 38°9.7′N 21°40′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern 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 density150.5/km2 (389.9/sq mi)
  Community
2,908
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 02
Area code2610
Vehicle registrationΑΧ
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Population history

More information Year, Municipal district ...
YearMunicipal districtMunicipality
19812,167-
19912,2594,274
20012,8285,049
20112,6644,627
20212,9084,834
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Subdivisions

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

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