Achaea

Achaea
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Αχαΐας
Municipalities of Achaea
Municipalities of Achaea
Achaea is located in Greece
Achaea
Achaea
Achaea within Greece
Coordinates: 38°05′N 21°50′E / 38.083°N 21.833°E / 38.083; 21.833
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Greece
SeatPatras
Area
 • Total3,272 km2 (1,263 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total305,979
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
25x xx, 26x xx
Area code(s)261, 269x
Vehicle registrationΑΖ, AX
Websitewww.achaia.gr

Achaea (/əˈkə/) or Achaia (/əˈkə/), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia[2] (Αχαΐα, Akhaïa [axaˈia]), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece.

  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. ^ The spelling Achaea is the most common in English (as shown by the entries in the Britannica and Columbia encyclopedias and most dictionaries and other reference works) although this is based on an erroneous but well-established transliteration of the Greek original (which does not have a diphthong) and in disregard of the Latin spelling (Achaia) of the Roman province Achaea. The spelling Achaia is used in English by the Greek authorities and the European Union. The transliteration Akhaia of the (Ancient and Modern) Greek is sometimes used in English, for example by the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Collins English Dictionary.

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