Historical Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 904 |
| 1991 | 1,234 |
| 2001 | 1,913 |
Porto Cheli has a school, a church, a post office, a port, and a square (plateia). It also has a beach in Agios Aimilianos and Ververonta, some hotels and campgrounds which is famous in Porto Cheli. A small harbor is situated South of Porto Cheli. The name of the place means the Bay of the Eels. A crater is not far from Porto Cheli.
The airport of Porto Cheli is located slightly north and is privately-owned. The airport is not paved and the length of the runway is only about 700 m. The airport code is PKH and the other is LGHL.
Fishing used to be the dominant industry until the mid to late 20th century.
Much of the area are rocky with a few forests. It is surrounded by coasts of the Argolic Gulf which is sometimes in the east the Hydra Gulf and sometimes the Argo-Saronic Gulf.
The ancient city of Halieis (also Alici of Aliki), excavated by Michael H. Jameson, is situated in the southern end of the Argolic Peninsula.
The 116th Astronomical Unit Symposium took place at Porto Cheli in 1986.
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