The Patras City Area is a conurbation of 160.400 inhabitants,while its wider urban area, in the new Patras municipality, has a population of 213,984 (in 2011).] Patras' core settlement has a history spanning four millennia, in the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom.
Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras a major scientific centre with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
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 View of Patras from the fortress |
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| Location | |
 Patras
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| Coordinates | 38°15′N 21°44′ECoordinates: 38°15′N 21°44′E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Geographic region: | Peloponnese |
| Administrative region: | Western Greece |
| Regional unit: | Achaea |
| Districts: | 11 |
| Mayor: | Kostas Peletidis (KKE) |
| Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 213,984 |
| - Area: | 333.1 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 642 /km2 (1,664 /sq mi) |
| Municipal unit | |
| - Population: | 171,484 |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0–10 m (0–33 ft) |
| Postal code: | 26x xx |
| Telephone: | 261 |
| Auto: | ΑΧ,AZ |
| Website | |
| www.e-patras.gr | |
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