Agios Georgios Pagon
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| Agios Georgios Pagon Άγιος Γεώργιος Πάγων |
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| Prefecture: | Corfu |
| Island: | Corfu |
| Municipality: | Pagoi |
| Municipal district: | Pagi (seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.7173 (39° 43' 6") N 19.679 (19° 40' 48") E |
| Population: (2001) -Settlement -Percent of the municipal district -Percent of the municipality |
150 (+126 or +3,100%) 19.23% 2.62% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Ionian Sea 10 m about 100 m |
| Postal code: | GR-490 81 |
| Car designation: | KK |
Agios Georgios Pagon or Ayios Georgios Pagon (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος Πάγων, Saint George; also with an accented 'a') is a town in the northern part of the island of Corfu. It it also in the municipality of Agios Georgios. Its 2001 population was 150 for the settlement. Agios Georgios Pagon is located northwest of the city of Corfu and about 4 to 5 km west of Pagi.
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[edit] Nearest place
- Pagi, east
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population | Change | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
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| 1991 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 130 | +126 or +3,100% | 19.23% | 2.62% |
Tourism in the region brought in more inhabiants and in percentage, it was the fastest growing place in the island, prefecture and the country, its inhabiants moved from nearby areas.
[edit] About Agios Georgios Pagon
It is a settlement which saw tourism in the third quarter of the 20th century. It has a store and the Tsimbougis house in the south side of the beach (building first completed in the 18th century) and the Tagkos or Tagos store next to the Saint George church in the beginning of the 20th century.
In the southern part of the bay next to the Tsimpougis has preserved rubble on its old settlement which was destroyed in the earlier era.
[edit] Other
Agios Georgios has a church, restaurants, bars, taverns and a square (plateia). Its nearest school is in Pagi, gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in Velonades.
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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 |
