Agios Georgios, Corfu

Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος meaning Saint George) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is located in the northwestern part of Corfu and has a land area of 39.445 square kilometres (15.230 square miles)[3] and a population of 3,431 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Agros (pop. 271). The largest towns are Kavvadades (pop. 517), Agros, Pagoi (304), Rachtades (179), Chorepiskopoi (203), and Afionas (294).

Agios Georgios

Άγιος Γεώργιος
Agios georgios beach
Agios Georgios
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°45′N 19°41′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
Regional unitCorfu
MunicipalityCorfu
 • Municipal unit39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,431
 • Municipal unit density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΥ

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Agios Georgios is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agros (Agros, Aspiotades, Manatades, Rafalades)
  • Agios Athanasios
  • Arkadades
  • Armenades (Armenades, Agios Georgios, Termenades)
  • Afionas (Afionas, Afionitika)
  • Dafni (Dafni, Gavrades)
  • Drosato
  • Kavvadades (Kavvadades, Arillas, Saoulatika)
  • Kastelannoi Gyrou (Kastelannoi, Troumpettas)
  • Mesaria (Mesaria, Kopsocheilades)
  • Pagoi (Pagoi, Agios Georgios Pagon, Prinylas, Vatonies)
  • Rachtades
  • Chorepiskopoi

Population
YearPopulation
19914,492
20014,958
20113,431

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.


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