Dystos
title: "Dystos" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-euboea", "kymi-aliveri"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-euboea" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystos" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dystos |
| name_local | Δύστος |
| type | municipal unit |
| image_map | DE Distyon.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the regional unit |
| periph | Central Greece |
| periphunit | Euboea |
| municipality | Kymi-Aliveri |
| pop_municunit | 4247 |
| pop_community | 678 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_municunit | 162.431 |
| elevation | 124 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 340 17, 345 00 |
| area_code | 22230 |
| licence | ΧΑ |
| website | www.distos.gr |
| :: |
|name = Dystos |name_local = Δύστος |type = municipal unit |image_map = DE Distyon.svg |map_caption = Location within the regional unit | periph = Central Greece | periphunit = Euboea |municipality = Kymi-Aliveri |pop_municunit = 4247 |pop_community = 678 |population_as_of = 2021 |area_municunit = 162.431 |elevation = 124 |coordinates = |postal_code = 340 17, 345 00 |area_code = 22230 |licence = ΧΑ |website = www.distos.gr |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = |city_flag = |city_seal = |districts = Dystos ( ; Latin: Dystus) is the name of a lake, village and former municipality in Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km2. The seat of the municipality was Krieza.
History
The ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BCE historian Theopompus. It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians. The site of the ancient town is . During the 1950s, the power corporation of Greece established a steam power plant close to the lake Dystos at the city of Aliveri. That power plant used lake water for the cooling system.
Historical population
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| Year | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 662 | - |
| 1991 | 589 | 5,074 |
| 2001 | 699 | 5,080 |
| 2011 | 699 | 4,818 |
| 2021 | 678 | 4,247 |
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References
References
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "Dystus".
- [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:entry=dystos DYSTOS Euboia, Greece], entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
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