The municipality of Corinth is a Greek municipality located in the Peleponnese periphery

Peloponnese (periphery)

The Peloponnese region , is a region in southern Greece. It borders the West Greece region to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about 15,490 km²...

 established on 1 January 2011 under the Kallikratis programme for local government reform. The municipality is made up of five previous municipalities: Assos-Lechaio

Assos-Lechaio

Assos-Lechaio is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,850 . The seat of the municipality was in Perigiali....

, Corinth

Corinth

Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...

, Saronikos, Tenea

Tenea

Tenea is an ancient city and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Chiliomodi. Ancient Tenea was established approximately 15...

 and Solygeia

Solygeia

Solygeia is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,047 . The seat of the municipality was in Sofiko....

. The area of the new municipality is 611.02 square kilometers and it has a population of 58,523, based on the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality is Corinth.

Sources

• Kallikratis programme - ΦΕΚ [Government Gazette of Greece] Α87 of 7 June 2010
• Decision 45892 of the Minister for the Interior, Decentralisation and e-Governance - ΦΕΚ Β1292 of 11 August 2010
• programme