Faiakes () 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
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands
Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands ( ''Kentriki Kerkyra kai Diapontia Nisia'') is a municipality in the Ionian Islands region in Greece. It covers the central part of the island of Corfu and the Diapontian Islands. The municipality was formed a ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located in the northeastern part 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 53.850 km
2 and a population of 5,784 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the village
Ypsos. The municipal unit consists of the communities Agios Markos, Ano Korakiana, Kato Korakiana (incl. Ypsos), Sgourades, Sokraki, Spartylas and Zygos.
References
Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)
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