Ereikoussa

Ereikoussa
Ερείκουσσα
Location
Ereikoussa
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Ionian Islands
Regional unit: Corfu
Municipality: Corfu
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
 - Population: 698
 - Area: 4.449 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - Density: 157 /km2 (406 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΚΥ

Ereikoussa (Greek: Ερείκουσσα) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is located off the northwestern coast of the island of Corfu, and is almost equidistant from Corfu to the southeast, Mathraki to the southwest, and Othonoi to the west. There is only one town on the island, also named Ereikoússa. Its population was 698 at the 2001 census and its land area is 4.449 km². The island is rich in green forests, filled with cypress, and olive trees. It has two beaches, Porto (Πόρτο) and Braghini (Μπραγκίνι), which are two Italian originated names that were named during Venetian rule.

References

  1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)