Rio (parish)

Rio municipality
Δημοτική Ενότητα Ρίου
(Ρίο)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Achaia

Patras

Geographic coordinates :

38 ° 18 ' N , 21 ° 47' E Coordinates: 38 ° 18 ' N , 21 ° 47' E

Height above d. M .:

94 m
(average)

Area :

97.933 km²

Residents :

14,034 (2011)

Population density :

143.3 inhabitants / km²

Code No .:

370105

Structure:

2 city districts
10 local communities

Website:

www.rion.gov.gr

Located in the municipality of Patras and in the Achaia regional district

Rio ( Greek Ρίο ( n. Sg. )) Has been a municipality of the municipality of Patras in the region of western Greece since 2011 . It emerged from the municipality of the same name and is named after the city of the same name .

location

The municipality of Rio occupies an area of 97.933 km² in the north of the Peloponnese and extends from the Gulf of Corinth almost 12 km into the hinterland. It is located between the municipality of Patras in the west and the municipality of Erineos of the municipality of Egialia in the east.

Administrative division

On the occasion of the territorial reform in 1997 , the rural community of Rio was merged with eleven other rural communities to form what was then the municipality of Rio, with the city of Rio as its administrative seat. This municipality was incorporated into the municipality of Patras as one of the five municipal districts during the 2010 administrative reform. The municipality of Rio is subdivided into the two municipalities of Rio and Agios Vasilios as well as twelve local communities, which correspond to the former rural communities.

District local community	Greek name	code	Area (km²)	2001 residents	Residents 2011	Villages and settlements
Rio	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ρίου	37010501	03,450	5,231	4,664	Rio
Agios Vasilios	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Βασιλείου	37010502	02,550	2,045	2,662	Agios Vasilios
Acto	Τοπική Κοινότητα Ακταίου	37010503	01,950	0917	1494	Acto
Ano Kastritsi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Άνω Καστριτσίου	37010504	20.030	0931	0832	Ano Kastritsi
Arachovitika	Τοπική Κοινότητα Αραχοβιτίκων	37010505	01.275	0743	0902	Arachovitika, Kato Arachovitika
Argyra	Τοπική Κοινότητα Αργυράς	37010506	16.008	0370	0288	Argyra
Drepano	Τοπική Κοινότητα Δρεπάνου	37010507	05.525	0557	0541	Drepano
Kato Kastritsi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Κοινότητα Κάτω Καστριτσίου	37010508	07.379	0712	1046	Kato Kastritsi, Magoula
Pititsa	Τοπική Κοινότητα Πιτίτσης	37010509	23.684	0082	0026th	Pititsa
Platani	Τοπική Κοινότητα Πλατανίου	37010510	05.878	0460	0481	Platani
Sella	Τοπική Κοινότητα Σελλών	37010511	07.454	0388	0302	Sella
Psathopyrgos	Τοπική Κοινότητα Ψαθοπύργου	37010512	03,800	0834	0796	Psathopyrgos, Kato Rodini
total		370105	98.983	13,270	14,034

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 384.

Web links

Commons : Rio Achaias - collection of images, videos and audio files

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[2] Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 384.