Velo, Greece

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Statistics
Prefecture:	Corinthia
Location:	37° 57′ 58″ N 22° 46′ 41″ E
Dwellings:	-->
Population: (1991) - Total - Density¹ - Rank	-8,200 -36.29/km²</small>
Communes:
Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest:	sea level 20 m(centre)
Postal code:	200 02
Area/distance code:	11–30–27420–3 (030–27420–3)
Municipal code:	3003
Car designation:	`KP`

Velo (Greek Modern: Βέλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), older form: Velon is a community and a municipality in the northern part of Corinthia. Greece Interstate 8, the old highway passes through the town. Distance from Corinth is about 10 km W, E of Kiato, west of GR-7, ENE of Agia Marina and NW and NE of its interchanges of GR-8A.

Nearest places

Lechaio (east)
Agia Marina

Communes

Agia Marina

Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population
1981	949	–	-->
1991	1086	137/144.44%	8,200

Other

The community has a school, a gymnasium, a church, a post office, a train station, banks, a beach, a junior soccer team named Ellas Velou and a square (plateia) with forests.

The entire ares as covered with fertile land with olive groves, pastures and mixed farming while hills dominate the southern part of the municipality filled with hills with groves and a few forests.

Its toll booth for Corinth is founded south of Velo.

The fault lines are east of the area including the Corinth Fault.

External links

	North: Gulf of Corinth
West: Sikyonies	Gastouni	East: Vocha
	South: [[]]?