The municipality of Corinth is a Greek municipality located in the Peleponnese region established on 1 January 2011 under the Kallikratis Plan for local government reform. The municipality is made up of five previous municipalities: Assos-Lechaio, Corinth, Saronikos, Tenea and Solygeia.[3] The area of the new municipality is 611.29 square kilometers[4] and it has a population of 55,641, based on the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth and its symbol is the Pegasus.
Municipality of Corinth
Δήμος Κορινθίων | |
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Municipality of Corinth Location within the region | |
Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°56′E / 37.933°N 22.933°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Corinthia |
City established | 1858 |
Municipality established | 2011 (enlarged) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nikolaos Stavrelis[1] (since 2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 611.29 km2 (236.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 55,941 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www |