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Dystos Δύστος
Municipal unit
DystosLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 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 km (62.715 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	4,247
• Municipal unit density	26/km (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. The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km. 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 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.

Historical population

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "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.
4.  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Dystus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray.
5. DYSTOS Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.

External links

• Δήμος Δυστίων της Ευβοίας

• Populated places in Euboea
• Kymi-Aliveri