Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος meaning Saint George) is a village and 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.[2] It is located in the northwestern part of Corfu and has a land area of 39.445 square kilometres (15.230 square miles)[3] and a population of 2,992 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Agros.
Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
|---|---|
 Agios Georgios | |
  Agios Georgios Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′N 19°41′E / 39.750°N 19.683°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | North Corfu |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,992 |
| • Municipal unit density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΥ |
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Agios Georgios is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agros (Agros, Aspiotades, Manatades, Rafalades)
- Agios Athanasios
- Arkadades
- Armenades (Armenades, Agios Georgios, Termenades)
- Afionas (Afionas, Afionitika)
- Dafni (Dafni, Gavrades)
- Drosato
- Kavvadades (Kavvadades, Arillas, Saoulatika)
- Kastelannoi Gyrou (Kastelannoi, Troumpettas)
- Mesaria (Mesaria, Kopsocheilades)
- Pagoi (Pagoi, Agios Georgios Pagon, Prinylas, Vatonies)
- Rachtades
- Chorepiskopoi
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,492 |
| 2001 | 4,958 |
| 2011 | 3,431 |
| 2021 | 2,992 |
See also
editReferences
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.
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