Vrachnaiika (Greek: Βραχνέικα or Βραχναίικα, Greek pronunciation: [vraxˈneika]) is a town and a former municipality in the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 32.111 km2. It is a suburb of Patras, about 11 km southwest of the city centre, on the Gulf of Patras coast. The community has a disused rail station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos. The EO9 road (from Patras to Methoni, via Pyrgos) passes south of the centre.

Population history

YearMunicipal districtMunicipality
19812,167-
19912,2594,274
20012,8285,049
20112,6644,627
20212,9084,834

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Vrachnaiika is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

See also