Korissia
Κορισσία
Korissia is located in Greece
Korissia
Korissia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°26′N 19°58′E / 39.433°N 19.967°E / 39.433; 19.967
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
Regional unitCorfu
MunicipalitySouth Corfu
  Municipal unit27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
4,775
  Municipal unit density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΥ
Boukaris (Boukari), Corfu
Boukaris (Boukari), Corfu

Korissia (Greek: Κορισσία) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is in the southern part of the island. It has a land area of 27.675 km².[3] Its population was 4,775 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was the town of Argyrades (pop. 660). Its largest towns are Perivóli (pop. 1,378), Argyrádes, Petrití (663), and Ágios Geórgios (503).

Subdivisions

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

Population

YearPopulation
19915,010
20015,206
20114,775

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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