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Municipality in Greece
Sikyona Σικυώνα
Municipality
Official seal of SikyonaSeal
Sikyona is located in GreeceSikyonaSikyonaLocation within the region
Coordinates: 38°0′N 22°44′E / 38.000°N 22.733°E / 38.000; 22.733
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
Area
 • Municipality602.5 km (232.6 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit171.3 km (66.1 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Municipality21,187
 • Density35/km (91/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit17,962
 • Municipal unit density100/km (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code202 00
Area code(s)27420
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Sikyona (Greek: Σικυώνα) is a municipality in Corinthia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Kiato. Sikyona takes its name from the ancient city Sicyon, which was located in the same territory.

Municipality

The municipality Sikyona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

The municipality has an area of 602.539 km, the municipal unit 171.268 km. The municipal unit Sikyona is subdivided into the following communities:

Historical population

Year Municipal unit Municipality
1991 18,316 -
2001 19,455 -
2011 19,025 22,794
2021 17,962 21,187

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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Προεδρικό διάταγμα 14/2014 [Presidential Decree 14/2014] (PDF). Government Gazette (in Greek). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Sikyona at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Sikyona
Xylokastro Gulf of Corinth
Xylokastro Sikyona
Stymfalia Nemea Velo
Subdivisions of the municipality of Sikyona
Municipal unit of Feneos
  • Archaia Feneos
  • Feneos
  • Goura
  • Kato Tarsos
  • Mati
  • Mesino
  • Mosia
  • Panorama
  • Steno
Municipal unit of Sikyona
  • Archaia Sikyona-Vasiliko
  • Bozikas
  • Diminio
  • Gonoussa
  • Kato Diminio
  • Sikyona (Kiato)
  • Klimenti
  • Kryoneri
  • Laliotis
  • Megas Valtos
  • Mikros Valtos
  • Moulki
  • Paradeisi
  • Pasi
  • Souli
  • Titani
Municipal unit of Stymfalia
Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
Area
15,490 km (5,980 sq mi)
Population
577,903 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
26 (since 2011)
Capital
Tripoli
Regional unit of Arcadia
Regional unit of Argolis
Regional unit of Corinthia
Regional unit of Laconia
Regional unit of Messenia
Regional governor
Panagiotis Nikas [el] (elected 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian


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