Koroni

Koroni
Κορώνη
Koroni is located in Greece
Koroni
Koroni
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°47′41.61″N 21°57′46.43″E / 36.7948917°N 21.9628972°E / 36.7948917; 21.9628972
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityPylos-Nestor
Area
 • Municipal unit105.163 km2 (40.604 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,600
 • Municipal unit density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
 • Community
1,193
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKM
Websitewww.korone.gr

Koroni or Corone (Greek: Κορώνη) is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,193 in 2021) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece, 56 km (35 mi) by road southwest of Kalamata.[3] The town is nestled on a hill below a Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town was the seat of the former municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of 105 km2 (41 sq mi)[4] and a population of 3,600 (2021 census). The municipal unit consists of the communities Akritochori, Charakopio, Chrysokellaria, Falanthi, Kaplani, Kompoi, Koroni, Vasilitsi, Vounaria and Iamia.[2] It also includes the uninhabited island of Venétiko.

  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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Kalamata, 241 00, Greece to Koroni, 240 04, Greece". Google Maps. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.