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'''Aigialeia''' ({{langx|el|Αιγιάλεια}}, {{IPA|el|eˈʝalia|pron}}) is a municipality and a former [[Provinces of Greece|province]] (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the [[Achaea]] regional unit, [[Greece]]. The seat of the municipality is the town [[Aigio]].<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipality has an area of 723.063&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> 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 (river)|Selinountas]] and the [[Vouraikos]].

==Municipality==
The municipality Aigialeia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:<ref name=Kallikratis/>
*[[Aigeira]]
*'''[[Aigio]]'''
*[[Akrata]]
*[[Diakopto]]
*[[Erineos]]
*[[Sympoliteia (municipality)|Sympoliteia]]

==Province==
The province of Aigialeia ({{langx|el|Επαρχία Αιγιαλείας}}) was one of the three provinces of Achaea. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality, except the municipal unit [[Erineos]].<ref name=census91>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}&nbsp;{{small|(39&nbsp;MB)}} {{in lang|el|fr}}</ref> It was abolished in 2006.

==History==
{{details|Achaea}}
Present Aigialeia was the territory of the ancient [[Achaea (ancient region)|Achaeans]]. Several towns of the [[Achaean League]] were located here: [[Rhypes]], [[Aegium]], [[Keryneia, Greece|Ceryneia]], [[Boura (Achaea)|Boura]], [[Helike|Helice]], [[Aegae (Achaea)|Aegae]] and [[Aigeira]]. Helice was submerged as a result an earthquake, which also destroyed Boura. In [[Roman Empire|Roman times]], the most important towns were Aegium and Aigeira.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 7.6.1, 7.24, 7.25</ref> In the Middle Ages, the area was ruled by the Byzantines, Slavs, Franks, Venetians, and from the 16th century the Ottoman Turks. Aigialeia was liberated in the first stage of the [[Greek War of Independence]], in 1821. Aigio was struck by an earthquake in 1995, damaging several buildings. The [[2007 Greek forest fires]] cause great damage in the mountains of Aigialeia.

==Transport==
===Roads===
The main highways in Aigialeia are:
*[[Greek National Road 8]], old road [[Athens]] – [[Corinth]] – Rio – [[Patras]]
*[[Greek National Road 8A]] (part of E55 and E65): Athens – Corinth – Rio – Patras
*[[Greek National Road 31]]: [[Aigio]] – [[Kalavryta]]

===Railways===

The [[Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways]] line Athens – Corinth – Aigio – Patras – Pyrgos – Kyparissia runs through Aigialeia. The [[Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway]] is a rack railway, offering passenger service as well.

==Media==
===Newspapers, fanzines and others===

*[[Filodimos]] – [[Aigio]]
*[[Frouros tis Anatolikis Aigialeias]]
*[[Proti tis Aigaleias]] – Aigio and Aigaleia
*[[Styx (newspaper)|Styx]] – Akrata

===Radio===
*[[Radio Aigio]] – 99.2 FM

===Television===
*[[AXION]] – Aigio

==Sporting clubs==

*[[Panegialios]] – Football League
*[[Anagennisi/Aias Sympoliteias]] – [[Rododafni]]
*[[Aris Valimitika]]
*[[Asteras Temenis]]
*[[Diakopto (sporting club)|Diakopto AC]] – [[Diakopto]] – fourth division
*[[Egieas Egion]]
*[[Olympiakos Aigio]] – [[Aigio]], fourth division
*[[Thyella Aigio]] – Aigio
*[[A.O. Vouraikos Diakopto]]
*[[A.O. Ziria]]
*[[Aris Longou]] – [[Longos, Achaea]]
*[[A.O. Thyella Aigeiras]] – [[Aigeira]] (1980-2018)
*[[A.O. Akrata]] – [[Akrata]] (1970-2018)
*[[A.E. Aigeiras/Akratas]] – [[Aigeira]] (merger of the two local clubs since July 2018<ref>{{cite web |script-title=el:Συγχωνεύονται Ακράτα και Θύελλα Αιγείρας! |url=http://pelop.gr/?page=article&DocID=472625 |website=Pelop.gr |language=el}}</ref>)

==References==
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{{Kallikratis-West Greece}}
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{{Prefectures and provinces of Greece}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Western Greece]]
[[Category:Provinces of Greece]]
[[Category:Achaea]]
[[Category:Populated places in Achaea]]