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Araxos
Άραξος | |
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  Araxos | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′N 21°25′E / 38.167°N 21.417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | West Achaea |
| Municipal unit | Larissos |
| Highest elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 218 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 271 00 |
| Area code(s) | 26930 |
Araxos (Greek: Άραξος, Latin: Araxus) is a village and community in the municipal unit of Larissos, within the municipality of West Achaea, in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. It is located approximately 29 km southwest of Patras. The community consists of the villages of Araxos, Akrotirio Araxos, and Taxiarches. Araxos is situated in the coastal plains near Cape Araxos, which separates the Gulf of Patras from the Ionian Sea.
Two lagoons are located near the village of Araxos: Prokopos to the southwest and Kalogria (or Pappas or Araxos) to the north.[2] The Mavra Vouna hills lie to the north, with Cape Araxos as their northernmost point. Araxos is 4 km west of Lakkopetra, 1 km west of Araxos Airport, 5 km north of Metochi, and 13 km west of Kato Achaia.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kalogria -Strofylia Forest". www.visit-achaia.gr. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23.