Korissia
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| Municipality of Korissia Δήμος Θιναλίων Dimos Korission |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Corfu |
| Island: | Corfu |
| Seat: | Argyrades |
| Number of municipal districts: | 6 (see below) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.4344 (39° 26' 5") N 20.9736 (20° 58' 28") E |
| Population: (2001) -Municipality (Change from 1991) -Percent of the prefecture |
5,206 (196 or +3.76%) 4.65% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Ionian Sea about 300 m about 1,200 m (south) |
| Postal code: | GR-491 00 |
Korissia or Korisia (Κορισσία) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is the second-southernmost municipality on the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 27.675 km², the smallest on the island. Its population was 5,206 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality is the town of Argyrades (pop. 1,000). Its largest towns are Perivóli (pop. 1,420), Argyrádes, Petrití (663), and Ágios Geórgios (501).
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[edit] Municipal districts
- Argyrades
- Agios Georgios Argyradon
- Marathias
- Neochoraki
- Agios Nikolaos
- Notos
- Roumanades
- Kouspades
- Perivoli
- Potamia
- Petriti
- Korakades
- Vasilatika
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Percent of the prefecture | Density |
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| 1991 | 5,010 | - | - | |
| 2001 | 5,206 | +196 or +3.76% | 4.65% |
[edit] Geography
Its farmlands are in the valley area and within the villages. The Ionian Sea are on both sides and the hills are in the middle.
[edit] Other
Korissia has schools, a few lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).
[edit] External links
- Korissia on GTP Travel Pages
- Map and aerial photos:
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- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
| Northwest: Meliteia | North: Ionian Sea | |
| West: Meliteia |
Korissia | East: Lefkimmi and the Ionian Sea |
| South: Ionian Sea | Southeast: Lefkimmi |
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Korissia |
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| Argyrades (Agios Georgios Argyradon | Marathias | Neochoraki) | Agios Nikolaos (Notos | Roumanades) | Kouspades (Boukari) | Perivoli ( Potamia) | Petriti (Korakades) | Vasiliatika |
| Greece | Ionian Islands | Corfu prefecture | Corfu Island | Korissia |
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