title: Keryneia, Greece
text: # Keryneia, Greece
  
  Keryneia (Greek: Κερύνεια) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. In 2011 Keryneia had a population of 35 for the village and 362 for the community. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Population | Community population |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | - | 361 |
  | 1991 | 112 | 518 |
  | 2001 | 103 | 435 |
  | 2011 | 35 | 362 |
  
  ## History
  
  Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans. The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.
  
  ## People
  
  * Margos, (c. 300-229 BC) strategos and navarch of the Achaean League
  