Nea Kios
Nea Kios is a small town and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The emblem of the town is Argo. The municipal unit has an area of 5.700 km2. It was founded by refugees from Cius in Bithynia after the expulsion of the Greeks from Asia Minor.
Geography
Nea Kios is situated in a plain on the coast of the Argolic Gulf, at the mouth of the rivers Inachos and Erasinos. The rivers' waters create marsh in the surrounding area. It is 4 km northwest of Myloi, 6 km south of Argos and 6 km northwest of Nafplio. It is considered the seaport of Argos. Near Nea Kios is the site of the ancient town of Temenium.History
Nea Kios is the historical continuation of Cius of Asia Minor, a city of 15,000 residents built at the head of the gulf of Cius in Propontis, seat of the Metropolis of Nicaea and seaport of Bursa. Refugees of Cius, after the Asia Minor disaster of 1922, transferred to Kalamaria where they stayed few years before most of them move out for Argolis when they were given space to settle.The establishment of Nea Kios started in 1926, following the actions of a special commission following the actions of a special committee set up in 1925, chaired by Christos Delis. The settlement began in 1927 and was recognized as a settlement in 1928.
Historical population
Since its establishment, the actual population of Nea Kios according to ELSTAT is:| Year | Municipal unit |
| 1928 | 1,084 |
| 1940 | 1,899 |
| 1951 | 1,915 |
| 1961 | 2,032 |
| 1971 | 2,180 |
| 1981 | 2,272 |
| 1991 | 2,456 |
| 2001 | 3,646 |
| 2011 | 2,820 |
| 2021 | 2,743 |