Municipality of Corinth | |
Name Local: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δήμος Κορινθίων |
Type: | municipality |
Coordinates: | 37.9333°N 78°W |
Periph: | Peloponnese |
Periphunit: | Corinthia |
Established C: | 1858 |
Established M: | 2011 (enlarged) |
Mayor: | Nikolaos Stavrelis[1] |
Since: | 2023 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Pop Municipality: | 55941 |
Area Municipality: | 611.29 |
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 55,641, based on the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth and its symbol is the Pegasus.