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] 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. Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.
Lefkimmi
Λευκίμμη | |
|---|---|
 Channel in Lefkimmi | |
  Lefkimmi Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′N 20°04′E / 39.417°N 20.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | South Corfu |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 48.7 km2 (18.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 5,647 |
| • Municipal unit density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Community | 3,323 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΥ |
Subdivisions edit
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 edit
| Year | Village | Community | Municipal unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,509 | - | - |
| 1991 | 3,471 | - | - |
| 2001 | 3,517 | 4,364 | 6,704 |
| 2011 | 2,935 | 3,620 | 5,800 |
| 2021 | 2,680 | 3,323 | 5,647 |
History edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Municipality of Lefkimmi (in Greek)
- Lefkimi Travel and Business Directory (in Greek)