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Paralia ( gr, Παραλία, ''Paralía'', meaning "beach") is a town and a former 
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{{Patras div Populated places in Achaea
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
, West Greece
Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northw ...
, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
.
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras
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, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 11.978 km2. It is a suburb of Patras, about 6 km southwest of the city centre. The town population is about 6,500. It was a popular beach resort for residents of Patras till mid '80s. The new Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to Me ...
(Patras - Pyrgos) runs south of the town.
The railway Patras - Pyrgos runs parallel to the coast, at about 200 m from the shore.
Population history
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Paralia is subdivided into the following communities: *Mintilogli
Mintilogli or Midilogli (Greek: Μιντιλόγλι /midi'loɣli/) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Paralia in the municipality of Patras in Achaea, Greece. It is 1 km south of Paralia, and 8 km southwest of Patr ...
*Paralia
*Roitika
Roitika or Royitika ( el, Ροΐτικα or Ρογίτικα) is a village in the municipal unit of Paralia, Achaea, Greece. It is situated on the Gulf of Patras, 2 km southwest of the village Paralia, and 8 km southwest from Patras city centre. ...
See also
*List of settlements in Achaea
This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece:
* Achaiko
* Agia Marina
* Agia Varvara, Akrata
* Agia Varvara, Tritaia
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Nikolaos Kralis
* Agios Nikolaos Spaton
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Stefanos (Peristera)
* A ...
References
External links
GTP - Paralia
{{Patras div Populated places in Achaea