Sikyona ( el, Σικυώνα) is a municipality in
Corinthia
Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
. The seat of the municipality is in
Kiato
Kiato ( el, 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 activ ...
.
Sikyona takes its name from the ancient city
Sicyon
Sicyon (; el, Σικυών; ''gen''.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyon was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. An ancient mon ...
, 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:
[
* Feneos
*Sikyona
*]Stymfalia
Stymfalia ( el, Στυμφαλία; grc, Στύμφαλος ''Stymphalos'') is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, previously known by the name Matsiza (small cat in Albanian) due to its Arvanite population. Si ...
The municipality has an area of 602.539 km2, the municipal unit 171.268 km2.[
* Archaia Sikyona-Vasiliko]Kiato
Kiato ( el, 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 activ ...
)
* Klimenti
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mo ...
* Kryoneri
* Laliotis
* Megas Valtos
* Mikros Valtos
* Moulki
* Paradeisi
* Pasi
Pasi may refer to:
* Pasi (caste), a Hindu caste of northern India
* ''Pasi'' (film), a 1979 Tamil film
* Pasi (given name)
* Pasi (surname), a surname of the Pasi community
* Pasi, Papua New Guinea, a settlement near the coast of Sandaun Provinc ...
* Souli
* Titani
Historical population
References
External links
Municipalities of Peloponnese (region)
Populated places in Corinthia
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