Esperies Explained

Esperies
Name Local:	Εσπερίες
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Ionian Islands
Periphunit:	Corfu
Pop Municunit:	6925
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	54.5
Coordinates:	39.7833°N 62°W
Licence:	ΚΥ
Caption Skyline:	Cape Kefali, Agios Stefanos Avliotes

Esperies (el|Εσπερίες) is 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 northwest corner of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 54.462km2^[2] and a population of 6,925 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Velonades.

Subdivisions

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

• Agioi Douloi
• Agrafoi (Agrafoi, Agia Paraskevi)
• Antipernoi
• Avliotes (Avliotes, Agia Pelagia, Agios Stefanos Avliotes, Garnades, Kouknikades, Staousa)
• Kavallouri
• Karousades (Karousades, Agios Ioannis, Astrakeri, Roda)
• Magoulades (Magoulades, Arillas, Gousades, Poulimates, Tsoukalio)
• Peroulades (Peroulades, Mega Ydri)
• Sidari
• Valaneio
• Velonades (Velonades, Kounavades, Livadi, Psathylas)

Population

Year	Population
1991	7,264
2001	8,136
2011	6,990
2021	6,925

Notes and References

1. Web site: Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010. Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010. 1164. el. Government Gazette.
2. 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 .