Back ريو (اليونان) Arabic Rio (Grècia) Catalan Río CEB Rio (Gemeindebezirk) German Δήμος Ρίου Greek Rio (Grekio) Esperanto Río (Acaya) Spanish Río Finnish Río (Grèce) French Rio (Grecia) Italian
Rio
Ρίο | |
|---|---|
  Rio Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 21°47′E / 38.300°N 21.783°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Patras |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 98.983 km2 (38.218 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 14,219 |
| • Municipal unit density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Community | 5,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 265 xx |
| Area code(s) | 2610 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
Rio (Greek: Ρίο, Río, formerly Ῥίον, Rhíon; Latin: Rhium) is a town in the suburbs of Patras and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 98.983 km2.[3] The municipal unit had a population of 14,219 in 2021. The campus of the University of Patras and the Casino Rio is located in Rio.
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.