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
  MayorVasileios Nanopoulos (New Democracy)
Area
  Municipality611.29 km2 (236.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
58,192
  Municipality density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.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.[2] The area of the new municipality is 611.29 square kilometers[3] and it has a population of 58,192, based on the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth and its symbol is the Pegasus.

Sources

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "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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