Alykes | |
Name Local: | Αλυκές |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Ionian Islands |
Periphunit: | Zakynthos |
Pop Municunit: | 5069 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area Municunit: | 42.9 |
Coordinates: | 37.8333°N 66°W |
Licence: | ZA |
Website: | www.alykes.gr |
Caption Skyline: | Bay of Alykes looking south showing the village of Alykes nearest (with the salt flats to the right) with Alikanas beyond. |
Alykes (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αλυκές) is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is situated along the northeastern coast of the island, about 101NaN1 northwest of Zakynthos (city). It has a land area of 42.8811NaN1.[2] The seat of the municipality was in Katastari.
The municipal unit Alykes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1991 | 4,313 | |
2001 | 4,796 | |
2011 | 5,203 | |
2021 | 5,069 |