Corinth (municipality)

Summary

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
Municipality of Corinth is located in Greece
Municipality of Corinth
Municipality of Corinth
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°56′E / 37.933°N 22.933°E / 37.933; 22.933
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
City established1858
Municipality established2011 (enlarged)
Government
 • MayorNikolaos Stavrelis[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality611.29 km2 (236.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality55,941
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.korinthos.gr

Sources

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  1. ^ Municipality of Corinth, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.