Aigeira

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Aigeira
Αιγείρα
Municipal unit
Aigeira is located in Greece
Aigeira
Aigeira
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°9′N 22°21′E / 38.150°N 22.350°E / 38.150; 22.350
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Districts11
Area
 • Municipal unit103.65 km2 (40.02 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,293
 • Municipal unit density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Community
1,309
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 10
Area code(s)26960
Vehicle registrationΑΧ
Websitewww.aigeira.gr aigeira.org, [English]

Aigeira (Greek: Αιγείρα) (IPA: [eˈʝira], Ancient Greek: Αἰγείρα or Αἴγειρα, Latin: Aegeira) is a town and a former municipality in northeastern Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been a municipal unit of the Aigialeia municipality,[2] with an area of 103.646 km2.[3] The municipal unit stretches from the Gulf of Corinth, where the town of Aigeira is located, to the mountains in the south. The town of 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 archaeological site of ancient Aigeira is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the modern town. It is an important site for the Mycenaean and later periods, with particularly extensive remains from the Hellenistic period. It has been excavated since 1916 by archaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute at Athens.

  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.
  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.