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Dorio, Messenia

Municipal unit in Greece

Dorio Δώριο
Municipal unit
37°17′N 21°54′E / 37.283°N 21.900°E / 37.283; 21.900
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Oichalia
Area
• Municipal unit	102.8 km² (39.7 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,839
• Municipal unit density	18/km² (46/sq mi)
• Community	765
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

Dorio (Greek: Δώριο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 102.832 km².^[3] The population of the municipal unit is 1,839, and of the village alone 765 (2021 census). Dorio is 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level. The small settlement of Ano Dorio is nearby. Dorio has been mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by Strabo and Pausanias. Homer recounts a myth that Dorio was the location of a music competition between Thamyris and the Muses.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.
^ Athens2004.com - Dorio