Kiato (Greek: Κιάτο) is a town in the northern part of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Sikyona. Kiato is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the river Asopos. It has much tourist activity mainly in the summer. The ancient city Sicyon was located 4 km southwest of present Kiato. Kiato is 4 km northwest of Velo, 13 km southeast of Xylokastro and 18 km northwest of Corinth. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth - Athens) passes southwest of the town. It had a station on the now decommissioned Piraeus-Patras railway. The new Kiato railway station is an interchange station of Proastiakos (suburban railway) lines to Athens and to Aigio.
Kiato
Κιάτο | |
|---|---|
 War memorial | |
  Kiato | |
| Coordinates: 38°0.7′N 22°44.8′E / 38.0117°N 22.7467°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Corinthia |
| Municipality | Sikyona |
| Municipal unit | Sikyona |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 9,907 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΡ |
Historical population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 8,232 |
| 1991 | 9,212 |
| 2001 | 9,655 |
| 2011 | 9,812 |
| 2021 | 9,907 |
Notable people
edit- Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965–2005), astrophysicist
- Giannis Spanos (b. 1943-2019), composer
- Alexandros Alexandris (b. 1968), footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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