Lefkimmi
Λευκίμμη
Channel in Lefkimmi
Channel in Lefkimmi
Lefkimmi is located in Greece
Lefkimmi
Lefkimmi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°25′N 20°04′E / 39.417°N 20.067°E / 39.417; 20.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
Regional unitCorfu
MunicipalitySouth Corfu
 • Municipal unit48.7 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
5,800
 • Municipal unit density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population3,620 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΥ

Lefkimmi (Greek: Λευκίμμη, also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and 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] Its land area is 50.819 km²[3] and its population was 5,800 at the 2011 census. Lefkimmi is the southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi (pop. 2,935). Its next largest towns are Kávos (pop. 685), Palaiochóri (459), Vitaládes (442), and Kritiká (453). Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.

Subdivisions

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

  • Ano Lefkimmi (Molos)
  • Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi, Kavos)
  • Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera)
  • Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)

Population

YearVillageCommunityMunicipal unit
19812,509--
19913,471--
20013,5174,3646,704
20112,9353,6205,800

History

In 1804, when Corfu was part of the Septinsular Republic, 1,300 Souliote refugees arrived in Lefkimmi after their expulsion from their homeland by Ali Pasha of Yanina.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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