Kiato

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
Kiato is located in Greece
Kiato
Kiato
Coordinates: 38°0.7′N 22°44.8′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalitySikyona
Municipal unitSikyona
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Community9,907
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Historical population

YearPopulation
19818,232
19919,212
20019,655
20119,812
20219,907

Notable people

  • Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965–2005), astrophysicist
  • Giannis Spanos (b. 1943-2019), composer
  • Alexandros Alexandris (b. 1968), footballer

See also

  • List of settlements in Corinthia

References

  1. "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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