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Velo
Βέλο
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalityVelo-Vocha
Area
 • Municipal unit77.0 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
8,061
 • Municipal unit density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
200 02
Area code(s)27420
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Velo (Greek: Βέλο) is a town and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Velo-Vocha, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is situated on the Gulf of Corinth coast, about 15 km west from Corinth, and 5 km southeast of Kiato. Greek National Road 8, the old Corinth-Patras highway, passes through the town.

The community has an elementary school, a secondary school, a semi-professional soccer team named Ellas Velou and a square called 'Liberty square'.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Velo is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Historical population

Year Town population Municipality population
1981 949 -
1991 1,086 8,200
2001 3,041 8,211
2011 3,203 8,061

Notable people

  • Stathis Psaltis (1952) actor
  • Alexis Kougias, lawyer
  • Tryfon Papoutsis, actor

References

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon

See also