Velo () is a town and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Velo-Vocha, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 76.952 km2. It is situated on the Gulf of Corinth coast, about 15 km west from Corinth, and 5 km southeast of Kiato. Greek National Road 8, the old Corinth-Patras highway, passes through the town.
The community has an elementary school, a secondary school, a semi-professional soccer team named Ellas Velou and a square called 'Liberty square'.
Subdivisions The municipal unit Velo is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Velo (Velo, Sataiika) Ellinochori Kokkoni Krines Nerantza Poulitsa Stimagka Tarsina
Historical population Year Town population Municipality population 1981 949 - 1991 1,086 8,200 2001 3,041 8,211 2011 3,203 8,061 2021 2,997 7,727
Notable people Stathis Psaltis, actor Alexis Kougias, lawyer Tryfon Papoutsis, actor
See also List of settlements in Corinthia
References
External links Our Homeland ( www.pelopas.webs.com)