Korissia

Korissia Κορισσία
Korissia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°26′N 19°58′E / 39.433°N 19.967°ECoordinates: 39°26′N 19°58′E / 39.433°N 19.967°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Corfu
Municipality	Corfu
• Municipal unit	27.7 km^2 (10.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,122
• Municipal unit density	180/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΚΥ

Korissia (Greek: Κορισσία) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality 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. Its population was 5,206 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was the town of Argyrades (pop. 1,000). Its largest towns are Perivóli (pop. 1,420), Argyrádes, Petrití (663), and Ágios Geórgios (501).

Subdivisions

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

• Argyrades (Argyrades, Agios Georgios, Marathias, Neochoraki)
• Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos, Notos, Roumanades)
• Kouspades (Kouspades, Boukari)
• Perivoli (Perivoli, Potamia)
• Petriti (Petriti, Korakades)
• Vasilatika

Population

Year	Population
1991	5,010
2001	5,206

External links

• Korissia on GTP Travel Pages

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)