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Kiato

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Country
  
Greece

Vehicle registration
  
ΚΡ

Municipality
  
Sikyona

Municipal unit
  
Sikyona

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Monday 2:09 PM

Administrative region
  
Peloponnese

Regional unit
  
Corinthia

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 44% Humidity

Kiato (Greek: 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 activity mainly in the summer. The ancient city Sicyon was located 4 km southwest of present Kiato. Kiato is 4 km northwest of Velo, 13 km southeast of Xylokastro and 18 km northwest of Corinth. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth - Athens) passes southwest of the town. It has a station on the railway from Patras to Corinth, and it is the western terminus of a Proastiakos (suburban railway) line to Athens.

Contents

Map of Kiato 202 00, Greece

Notable people

  • Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965–2005) Astrophysicist
  • Alexandros Alexandris Footballer
  • Asteris Kovatzis Poet/Diplomat
  • Eleni Koutsoukis (?-2015) Cookie manufacturer
  • References

    Kiato Wikipedia