Kiato () 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 had a station on the now decommissioned Piraeus-Patras railway. The new Kiato railway station is an interchange station of Proastiakos (suburban railway) lines to Athens and to Aigio.
Historical population
Year Population 1981 8,232 1991 9,212 2001 9,655 2011 9,812 2021 9,907
Notable people Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965–2005), astrophysicist Giannis Spanos (b. 1943-2019), composer Alexandros Alexandris (b. 1968), footballer
See also List of settlements in Corinthia
References
External links Our Kiato Kiato Remembered Thru Messages