Agios Georgios, Corfu
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| Municipality of Agios Georgios Δήμος Αγίου Γεωργίου Dimos Agiou Georgiou |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Corfu |
| Island: | Corfu |
| Seat: | Agros |
| Number of municipal districts: | 14 |
| Area:- -Total -Water -Rank |
39.445 km² km² Ranked xxth |
| Population: (2001) -Municipality -Town -Percent of the municipality -Percent of the prefecture- Density |
4,958 (+46 or +10.37%) 4.43% /km² 125/69/km² |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Ionian Sea 10 m about 600 to 800 m (east) |
| Postal code: | - |
| Car designation (as of 2006): | KY |
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος meaning Saint George) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Corfu and has a land area of 39.445 km² and a population of 4,958 (2001 census). It is also a settlement. The seat of the municipality is the town of Agros (pop. 460). Its largest towns are Kavvadádes (pop. 617), Agrós, Págoi (380), Rachtádes (338), Chorepískopoi (326), and Afiónas (305).
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[edit] Municipal districts
- Agios Athanasios
- Agros
- Aspiotades
- Manatades
- Rafalades
- Arkadades
- Armenades
- Agios Georgios
- Termenades
- Afionas
- Afionitika
- Chorepiskopi
- Dafni
- Gavrades
- Drosato or Drossato
- Kavvadades
- Arilla
- Saoulatika
- Kastelannoi Gyrou
- Troubetta
- Messaria
- Kopsocheilades or Kopsohilades
- Pagoi
- Rachtades or Rahtades
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Percent of the prefecture | Density |
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| 1991 | 4,492 | - | - | -/km² |
| 2001 | 4,958 | +466 or +10.37% | 4.43% | 125.69/km² |
[edit] Information
Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
[edit] Other
Agios Georgios has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).
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| North: Esperies prefecture | ||
| West: Ionian Sea |
Agios Georgios | East: Palaiokastro |
| South: Faiaka |
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| Municipal districts of the municipality of Agios Georgios |
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| Municipal districts (Settlements in brackets): Agios Athanasios | Agros (Aspiotades | Manatades | Rafalades) | Arkadades | Armenades (Agios Georgios | Termenades) | Afionas (Afionitika) | Chorepiskopi | Dafni (Gavrades) | Drosato or Drosato | Kavvadades (Arilla | Saoulatika) | Kastelannoi Gyrou (Troubetta) | Messaria (Kopsocheilades of Kopsohilades) | Pagoi (Agios Georgios, Pagoi) | Prinyla | Vatonies) | Rachtades or Rahtades |
| Greece | Ionian Islands | Corfu prefecture | Corfu Island | Agios Georgios |
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