Nymfes
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| Nymfes or Nimfes Νύμφες |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Corfu |
| Island: | Corfu |
| Municipality: | Thinali |
| Municipal district: | Nymfes |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.75038 (39° 45' 14") N 19.7784 (19° 46' 50") E |
| Population: (2001) -Village -Municipal district -Percent of the munucipal district-Percent of the municipality -Percent of the prefecture |
756 (-67 or -8.24%)1,124 67/26% 13.72% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
156 m |
| Postal code: | GR-490 80 |
| Car designation: | KK |
Nymfes or Nimfes (Greek: Νύμφες meaning Nymphs) also with an y or an i accented is a village in the northern part of the island of Corfu. It serves the seat of the municipality of Nymfes. Its 2001 population was 756 for the village and 1,124 for the municipal district. Nymfes is located north of the city of Corfu and near Episkepsi. Several hills dominate the area and farmlands cover the area and the bay dominates the northeast, the 20th parallel east is about 2 km to the east along with the municipal boundary with Lefkimmi. It also has a nearby beach which makes the place famous.
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[edit] Settlement
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population | Change | Municipal district population | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
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| 1981 | 1,029 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 813 | -116 or -11.27% | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 756 | -67 or -8.24% | 1,124 | 67.26% | 13.72% (village) 20.39% (municipal district) |
[edit] Other
Nymfes has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, a post office, a few restaurants, taverns, and a square (plateia).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Nymfes at the GTP Travel Pages
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Thinali |
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| Municipal districts (Settlements in brackets): Agios Panteleimonas (Acharavi | Fourni | Lazaratika | Priftiatika | Strongyli | Vrachleri or Vrahleri) | Episkepsi (Agios Stefanos) | Klimatia (Episkopi | Kyprianades) | Lafki (Agios Martinos | Psachnia | Trimodi) | Loutses (Anapaftiria | Apraos | Magarika) | Nymfes (Platonas) | Peritheia (Agios Ilias | Karniari | Krinia | Pelekito | Perouli | Pithos | Riliatika | Vassilika | Vathy | Vouni) | Petaleia (Drosseri | Eriva | Perama | Strinyla) | Sfakera (Roda) | Xanthates |
| Greece | Ionian Islands | Corfu prefecture | Corfu Island | Thinali |
