Corfu ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κερκύρας) is one of the

regional units of Greece The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into munici ...

. It is part of the

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

of Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

. The regional unit consists of the islands of

, Paxoi, Othonoi, Ereikoussa, Mathraki and several smaller islands, all in the

Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including ...

Administration

Since 2019, the regional unit Corfu is subdivided into 4 municipalities: * Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands * North Corfu * Paxoi * South Corfu

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Corfu was created out of the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

Corfu ( el, Νομός Κερκύρας).ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis Programme law text
/ref> The prefecture, created in 1864, had the same territory as the present regional unit.

Provinces

The

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

were: * Corfu Province -

* Paxoi Province - Gaios

Population

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