Corinth (municipality)

Municipality of Corinth
Δήμος Κορινθίων

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Municipality of Corinth

Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°56′E / 37.933°N 22.933°E / 37.933; 22.933Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°56′E / 37.933°N 22.933°E / 37.933; 22.933
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Corinthia
City established 1858
Municipality established 2011 (enlarged)
Government
 • Mayor Alexandros Pnevmatikos (PASOK; since 2006)
Area
 • Municipality 611.29 km2 (236.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 58,192
 • Municipality density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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.[2][3] The area of the new municipality is 611.29 square kilometers[4] and it has a population of 58,192, based on the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis programme Archived November 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. - ΦΕΚ [Government Gazette of Greece] Α87 of 7 June 2010
  3. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  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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