Dorio
- For the Italian city, see Dorio, Lombardy; for the ancient city of Cilicia, see Doron.
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Oichalia |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,069 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
Dorio (Greek: Δώριο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The population of the municipal unit is 4,069, and of the village alone 1,416 (2001 census). Dorio is 170 m above sea level. The small settlement of Ano Dorio is nearby. Dorio has been mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by Strabo and Pausanias. Homer recounts a myth that Dorio was the location of a music competition between Thamyris and the Muses.
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