Alykes Explained

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.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Alykes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

Year Population
1991 4,313
2001 4,796
2011 5,203
2021 5,069

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .