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Aigeira/Αιγείρα – Akrata/Ακράτα

Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Aigialeia
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s) (tel)	26960
Vehicle registration	ΑΧ
	Aigeira	Akrata
Districts	11	14
Municipal unit	103.65 km2 (40.02 sq mi)	180.17 km2 (69.56 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)	140 m (460 ft)
Population (2011)	2,626	4,747
Postal code	250 10	250 06

General Information about Aigeira

Aigeira (Greek: Αιγείρα) (IPA: [eˈʝira], Ancient Greek: Αἰγείρα or Αἴγείρα, Latin: Aegeira) is a town and a former municipality in northeastern Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 103.646 km². The municipal unit stretches from the Gulf of Corinth, where the town Aigeira is located, to the mountains in the south. The town Aigeira is 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Aigio, 55 km (34 mi) northwest of Corinth and 55 km (34 mi) east of Patras. The Greek National Road 8A (E65 Corinth – Patras) and the railway Corinth – Patras run through the town. In a distance of 6 Km from modern Aigeira there is the archaeological site of Ancient Aigeira and the Mycenaean Acropolis.

General Information about Akrata

Akrata (Greek: Ακράτα) is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 180.169 km². Akrata is located on the right bank of the river Krathis, 3 km from its outflow into the Gulf of Corinth. The Greek National Road 8A/E65 (Patras – Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth pass through the municipal unit, northeast of the town. The nearest town is Aigeira, 4 km to the east. It is 23 km southeast of Aigio, 52 km east of Patras and 23 km northeast of Kalavryta.

Subdivisions

The municipal units of Aigeira and Akrata (highlighted red) within the Aigialeia Municipality (highlighted pink) are subdivided into the following communities (in brackets the alternative name) :

Historical population

Year	Aigeira	Akrata
1981	1,320 (community)	–
1991	4,211	5,492
2001	4,503	6,871
2011	2,626	4,747