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| Prefecture: | Corinthia |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 38.075/38°4'28' N lat. 22.628/22°37'45' E long. |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | km˛ |
| Population: ( 1991) - Total - Densityš - Rank | -16,802 -/km˛ |
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| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | sea level about 3 m(centre) |
| Postal code: | 204 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30- 27430 -2 (030-27430-2) |
| Municipal code : | 3009 |
| Car designation: | HA
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| Address of administration: | 2 Lykourgou Frantzi St. Xylokastro 204 00 |
Xylokastro ( Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65 . Its interchange is about 1.5 km W, west of the river. The population is around 11,000 and there is a nearby interchange southwest of the city. The city has a river named Sythas to its west and a mountain to its south and southwest. The town offers a beautiful beach. Agriculture surrounds the city.
The town was known as Viladusa by the Venetians in the mid to late 2nd millennium.
The community has a small school, a church, a police station, a post office, banks, a volleyball arena, and a square( plateia ).
Its nearest communications tower is on a mountain southwest of town (about 6 km) __NOTOC__
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1700 | 65 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 5,188 | 5,123/7,881.54% | - | - |
| 1991 | 5,821 | 633/12.20% | 16,802 | - |
| Municipalities of Corinthia |
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| Agioi Theodoroi | Assos-Lechaio | Corinth | Evrostini | Feneos | Loutraki-Perachoras | Nemea | Samikos | Sikyonies | Solygia | Stymfalia | Tenea | Velo | Vocha | Xylokastro |
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