Esperies () is a former municipality on the island of
Corfu
Corfu ( , ) or Kerkyra (, ) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands; including its Greek islands, small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greece's northwestern frontier. The island is part of the Corfu (regio ...
,
Ionian Islands
The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: , ; Ancient Greek, Katharevousa: , ) are a archipelago, group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese ("Seven Islands"; , ''Heptanēsa'' or , ''Heptanē ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality
North Corfu
North Corfu ( ''Voreia Kerkyra'') is a municipality on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands region in Greece. The municipality was formed at the 2019 local government reform, when the pre-existing municipality of Corf ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located in the northwest corner of the island of
Corfu
Corfu ( , ) or Kerkyra (, ) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands; including its Greek islands, small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greece's northwestern frontier. The island is part of the Corfu (regio ...
. It has a land area of
and a population of 6,925 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of
Velonades.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Esperies is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Agioi Douloi
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Agrafoi (Agrafoi, Agia Paraskevi)
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Antipernoi
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Avliotes
Avliotes () is a mountain settlement lying at the northwest side of Corfu, Greece
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(Avliotes, Agia Pelagia,
Agios Stefanos Avliotes, Garnades, Kouknikades, Staousa)
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Kavallouri
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Karousades (Karousades, Agios Ioannis, Astrakeri, Roda)
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Magoulades (Magoulades, Arillas, Gousades, Poulimates, Tsoukalio)
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Peroulades
Peroulades (Greek: Περουλάδες) is a village in the north-western part of the island of Corfu, Greece
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(Peroulades, Mega Ydri)
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Sidari
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Valaneio
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Velonades (Velonades, Kounavades, Livadi, Psathylas)
Population
References
Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)
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