Achaea (regional enhed)

den romerske provins Achaea

Achaea Περιφερειακή ενότητα Αχαΐας
Overblik
Land	Grækenland
Periferi	Vestgrækenland
Grundlagt	2011
Demografi
Indbyggere	296.574 (2021)[1]
- Areal	3.272 km²
- Befolknings­tæthed	90,6 pr. km²
Andet
Hjemmeside	www.achaia.gr
Koordinater	38°05′N 21°50′Ø / 38.083°N 21.833°Ø / 38.083; 21.833
Oversigtskort

Achaea eller Achaia, undertiden transskription fra græsk som Akhaia^[2] Αχαΐα , Akhaïa [axaˈia], er en af de regionale enheder Grækenland. Det er en del af periferien Vestgrækenland og er beliggende i den nordvestlige del af Peloponnes-halvøen. Hovedstaden er Patras, som er den tredje største by i Grækenland.

1. ^ www.statistics.gr (fra Wikidata).
2. ^ The spelling Achaea is the most common in English (as shown by the entries in the Britannica and Columbia encyclopedias and most dictionaries and other reference works) although this is based on an erroneous but well-established transliteration of the Greek original (which does not have a diphthong) and in disregard of the Latin spelling (Achaia) of the Roman province Achaea. The spelling Achaia is used in English by the Greek authorities and the European Union. The transliteration Akhaia of the (Ancient and Modern) Greek is sometimes used in English, for example by the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Collins English Dictionary.