Corinth (municipality)

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Municipality of Corinth
Δήμος Κορινθίων
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Municipality of Corinth
Location within the region
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Coordinates: 37°56′N22°56′E / 37.933°N 22.933°E / 37.933; 22.933
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Corinthia
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 zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.korinthos.gr

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.

Sources

  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.

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