Velo, Greece
Velo (Template:Langx) 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.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 76.952 km2.<ref name=stat01>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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'.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Velo is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Historical population
| 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 |
Notable people
- Stathis Psaltis, actor
- Alexis Kougias, lawyer
- Tryfon Papoutsis, actor
See also
References
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