Agios Georgios, Corfu Explained
| Agios Georgios |
| Name Local: | Άγιος Γεώργιος |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Caption Skyline: | Agios Georgios |
| Pop Municunit: | 2992 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 39.4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.75°N 60°W |
| Licence: | ΚΥ |
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος meaning Saint George) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is located in the northwestern part of Corfu and has a land area of 39.445km2[2] and a population of 2,992 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Agros.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Agios Georgios is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agros (Agros, Aspiotades, Manatades, Rafalades)
- Agios Athanasios
- Arkadades
- Armenades (Armenades, Agios Georgios, Termenades)
- Afionas (Afionas, Afionitika)
- Dafni (Dafni, Gavrades)
- Drosato
- Kavvadades (Kavvadades, Arillas, Saoulatika)
- Kastelannoi Gyrou (Kastelannoi, Troumpettas)
- Mesaria (Mesaria, Kopsocheilades)
- Pagoi (Pagoi, Agios Georgios Pagon, Prinylas, Vatonies)
- Rachtades
- Chorepiskopoi
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1991 | 4,492 |
| 2001 | 4,958 |
| 2011 | 3,431 |
| 2021 | 2,992 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010. Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010. 1164. el. Government Gazette.
- Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
