Vrachnaiika

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
Municipal unit
Vrachneika seaside street and beach
Vrachnaiika Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°9.7′N 21°40′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

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):

• Kaminia
• Monodendri
• Theriano
• Tsoukalaiika
• Vrachnaiika (Vrachnaiika, Dresthena, Moiraiika)

See also

• List of settlements in Achaea

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.