Corinth (municipality)
Municipality of Corinth
Δήμος Κορινθίων | |
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Settlement | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Corinthia |
City established | 1858 |
Municipality established | 2011 (enlarged) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexandros Pnevmatikos (Panhellenic Socialist Movement; since 2006) |
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 programme for local government reform. The municipality is made up of five previous municipalities: Assos-Lechaio, Corinth, Saronikos, Tenea and Solygeia. The area of the new municipality is 611.02 square kilometers and it has a population of 58,192, based on the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth.
Sources
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis programme - ΦΕΚ [Government Gazette of Greece] Α87 of 7 June 2010
- Decision 45892 of the Minister for the Interior, Decentralisation and e-Governance - ΦΕΚ Β1292 of 11 August 2010
- programme