Vrachnaiika | |
Name Local: | Βραχναίικα |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | West Greece |
Periphunit: | Achaea |
Pop Municunit: | 4834 |
Pop Community: | 2908 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area Municunit: | 32.11 |
Elevation: | 25 |
Coordinates: | 38.1617°N 61°W |
Postal Code: | 250 02 |
Area Code: | 2610 |
Licence: | ΑΧ |
Caption Skyline: | Vrachneika seaside street and beach |
Vrachnaiika (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βραχνέικα or Βραχναίικα, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 32.111 km2.[2] 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.
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 |
The municipal unit Vrachnaiika is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):