Corinth (municipality)
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.
Municipality of Corinth
Δήμος Κορινθίων | |
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  Municipality of Corinth Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′N 22°56′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Corinthia |
| City established | 1858 |
| Municipality established | 2011 (enlarged) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vasileios Nanopoulos (New Democracy) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 611.29 km2 (236.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 58,192 |
| • Municipality density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.korinthos.gr |
Sources
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "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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