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Keryneia, Greece

Coordinates: 38°12′N 22°07′E / 38.200°N 22.117°E / 38.200; 22.117
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Keryneia
Κερύνεια
Keryneia is located in Greece
Keryneia
Keryneia
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
 (2021)[1]
 • 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

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

History

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Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans.[2] The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.

People

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References

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  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.