Aigialeia

Aigialeia
Αιγιάλεια
Aigialeia
Coordinates: 38°15′N 22°5′E / 38.250°N 22.083°E / 38.250; 22.083
CountryGreece
Geographic regionPeloponnese
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
SeatAigio
Government
 • MayorPanagiotis Andriopoulos
Area
 • Municipality
723.1 km2 (279.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Municipality
46,990
 • Density64.98/km2 (168.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
25x xx
Area code269xx
Vehicle registrationΑΧ
Websitewww.aigialeia.gov.gr

Aigialeia (Greek: Αιγιάλεια, pronounced [eˈʝalia]) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the Achaea regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The municipality has an area of 723.063 km2. The main towns are Aigio, Akrata and Diakopto. The municipality Aigialeia stretches from the south coast of the Gulf of Corinth to the mountainous interior of the Peloponnese peninsula. The main rivers of the municipality are the Selinountas and the Vouraikos.