Ano Gerakari Explained

Ano Gerakari
Name Local:Άνω Γερακάρι
Type:community
Periph:Ionian Islands
Periphunit:Zakynthos
Municipality:Zakynthos
Pop Community:700
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.8167°N 68°W
Licence:ZA

Ano Gerakari (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άνω Γερακάρι) is a hilltop village and a community in the municipal unit of Alykes on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. The community includes the villages Alonia and Kastelia. Ano Gerakari is adjacent to the northwest of Meso Gerakari, 4 km east of Katastari and 9 km northwest of Zakynthos city. It suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake.

Alonia is the largest village of the community. It lies northwest of Ano Gerakari, at the foot of the hill.

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 563
1991 203 -
2001 195 720
2011 176 709
2021 146 700

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