Erineos
Erineos
Ερινεός | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
Erineos | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 22°0′E / 38.300°N 22.000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Aigialeia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 98.71 km2 (38.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,890 |
| • Municipal unit density | 29.3/km2 (75.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 09 |
| Area code | 26910 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
| Website | www.erineos.gr |
Erineos (Greek: Ερινεός) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 98.710 km2. Its seat of administration was in the village of Lampiri. Erineos stretches between the northeastern slopes of the Panachaiko mountain and the Gulf of Corinth. The river Foinikas (Phoenix) (or Salmenikos) flows through the municipality. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth run through the municipal unit. It is located about 10 km west of Aigio.