 xylokastro (greek: ÎÏÎ»ÏÎºÎ±ÏÏÏÎ¿) is a seaside town and a former municipality in corinthia, peloponnese, greece. since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality xylokastro-evrostina, of which it is a municipal unit.kallikratis law greece ministry of interior  in 2011 its population was 5,715 for the town and 13,277 for the municipal unit. the beach and the forests attract many visitors. ==subdivisions== the municipal unit xylokastro is subdivided into the following communities (2011 population and constituent villages in brackets): *ano trikala (104, ano trikala, zireia) *dendro (144) *geliniatika (431, geliniatika, spartinaaika) *kamari (903, kamari, kariotika) *karya (597, karya, kariotika) *kato loutro (442, kato loutro, ano loutro) *kato synoikia trikalon (254) *korfiotissa (75) *lagkadaiika (74, lagkadaiika, amfithea) *manna (476) *melissi (913) *mesi synoikia trikalon (73) *nees vrysoules (76) *panariti (349) *pellini (82) *pitsa (669, ano pitsa, kato pitsa) *rethi (194) *riza (429, riza, valtos, georgantaiika, sigeritsa, chartsianika) *sofiana (80) *stylia (147) *sykia (492) *thalero (162) *throfari (73) *xanthochori (83) *xylokastro (5,715, xylokastro, mertikaiika) *zemeno (240) ==population== {| class=wikitable ! year !! town population !! municipality population |- | 1700 || 65 || - |- | 1981 || 5,188 || - |- | 1991 || 5,821 || 16,802 |- | 2001 || 5,618 || 15,273 |- | 2011 || 5,715 || 13,277 |} ==geography== xylokastro is situated on the coast of the gulf of corinth, 30 km northwest of corinth, near the mouth of the river trikalitikos. apart from the narrow strip of land along the coast, where the town xylokastro lies, the municipal unit is mountainous. the greek national road 8a (corinth - patras) passes through the town. ==history== 
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