Aigio

Aigio
Αίγιο
The town of Aigio
The town of Aigio
Aigio is located in Greece
Aigio
Aigio
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°15′02″N 22°04′52″E / 38.25056°N 22.08111°E / 38.25056; 22.08111
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Area
 • Municipal unit151.101 km2 (58.340 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
25,795
 • Municipal unit density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Community
20,249
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
251 00
Area code(s)2691
Vehicle registrationΑΧ, AZ
Websitewww.aigialeia.gov.gr
www.aigio.gr

Aigio, also written as Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio (Greek: Αίγιο, romanizedAígio, pronounced [ˈeʝio]; Latin: Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2]

Aigio is the second largest city in Achaea after Patras. The municipal unit has an area of 151.101 km2.[3] It has a population of around 26,000 while the municipality has about 49,000 inhabitants. Aigio is a port town on the Gulf of Corinth, and takes its name from the ancient city of Aegium.

  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. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

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