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As of the 2021 census, the municipality of Patras has a population of 215,922, while the urban population is 173,600. The core settlement has a history spanning four millennia. In the Roman period, it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to the Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew ...
The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras. The community consists of the villages Saravali, Agios Stefanos, Demenika (the largest village), Kefalovryso and Bakari. Saravali is 6 km south of Patras city centre. Adjacent communities are Petroto to the east, Patras to the north, Ovria to the west and Krini to ...
As one of the first completed sections of the future Ionia Odos linking Ioannina with Patras and Kalamata, the motorway bypass of the GR-5 around Arta was opened in 1997. The main highways are: Greek National Road 5/E55, S, Cen., W; Greek National Road 21, W; Greek National Road 30, Cen., E
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 98.983 km 2. [3] The municipal unit had a population of 14,219 in 2021. The campus of the University of Patras and the Casino Rio is located in Rio.
Achaea today has about one-third of the population of the Peloponnese. Patras, the capital of Achaea, is the third largest city in Greece, behind Athens and Thessaloniki. Two-thirds of the Achaean population live near Patras, and more than half within the city limits. The main industrial areas are around Patras.
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 11.978 km 2. [3] It is a suburb of Patras, about 6 km southwest of the city centre. The town population is about 5,400. It was a popular beach resort for residents of Patras area till mid '80s.
The region of Western Greece was established in the 1987 administrative reform. [7] With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended.. Along with Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Pa
Patras Province was a province covering the western part of the Achaea prefecture, Greece. Its largest city and seat of administration was Patras . Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Patras, Erymanthos and West Achaea , and the municipal unit Erineos . [ 1 ]