Dystos

Municipal unit in Greece

Dystos Δύστος
Municipal unit
38°23′N 24°7′E / 38.383°N 24.117°E / 38.383; 24.117
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Euboea
Municipality	Kymi-Aliveri
Area
• Municipal unit	162.431 km² (62.715 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	4,247
• Municipal unit density	26/km² (68/sq mi)
• Community	678
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	340 17, 345 00
Area code(s)	22230
Vehicle registration	ΧΑ
Website	www.distos.gr

Dystos (Greek: Δύστος [ˈðistos]; 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.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was Krieza.

History

The ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BCE historian Theopompus.^[4] It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians.^[5] The site of the ancient town is 38°21′19″N 24°08′43″E / 38.3553°N 24.1453°E / 38.3553; 24.1453. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Historical population

Year	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	662	-
1991	589	5,074
2001	699	5,080
2011	699	4,818
2021	678	4,247

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.
^ Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Dystus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray.
^ DYSTOS Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.