Vrachnaiika
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Template:Infobox Greek Dimos Vrachnaiika (Template:Langx, Template:IPA) 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.<ref name=Kallikratis>Template:Cite web</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 32.111 km2.<ref name=stat01>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.
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)