Velo | |
Name Local: | Βέλο |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Peloponnese |
Periphunit: | Corinthia |
Pop Community: | 2997 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Pop Municunit: | 7727 |
Area Municunit: | 77.0 |
Elevation: | 20 |
Coordinates: | 37.9667°N 69°W |
Postal Code: | 200 02 |
Area Code: | 27420 |
Licence: | ΚΡ |
Velo (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 76.952 km2.[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'.
The municipal unit Velo is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Year | Town population | Municipality population | |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | 949 | - | |
1991 | 1,086 | 8,200 | |
2001 | 3,041 | 8,211 | |
2011 | 3,203 | 8,061 | |
2021 | 2,997 | 7,727 |