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Community in Greece
Keryneia Κερύνεια
Community
Keryneia is located in GreeceKeryneiaKeryneia
Coordinates: 38°12′N 22°07′E / 38.200°N 22.117°E / 38.200; 22.117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Municipal unitDiakopto
Population
 • Community324
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Keryneia (Greek: Κερύνεια) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia

Population

Year Population Community population
1981 - 361
1991 112 518
2001 103 435
2011 35 362
2021 72 324

History

Main article: Ceryneia

Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans. The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.

People

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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. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 6. 1.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Aigialeia
Municipal unit of Aigeira
Municipal unit of Aigio
Municipal unit of Akrata
Municipal unit of Diakopto
Municipal unit of Erineos
Municipal unit of Sympoliteia
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