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.
Vrachnaiika
Βραχναίικα | |
|---|---|
 Vrachneika seaside street and beach | |
  Vrachnaiika Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°9.7′N 21°40′E / 38.1617°N 21.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Patras |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 32.11 km2 (12.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,834 |
| • Municipal unit density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,908 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 02 |
| Area code(s) | 2610 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
Population history
edit| 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
editThe municipal unit Vrachnaiika is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Kaminia
- Monodendri
- Theriano
- Tsoukalaiika
- Vrachnaiika (Vrachnaiika, Dresthena, Moiraiika)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.