Lefkimmi
Lefkimmi (also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of South Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 50.819 km².
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Lefkimmi (also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of South Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 50.819 km².
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Overview
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The southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of the town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi. Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.
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Key facts
• Name — Lefkimmi • Native Name — Λευκίμμη • Type — municipal unit • Periph — Ionian Islands • Periphunit — Corfu • Municipality — South Corfu • Pop Municunit — 5647 • Pop Community — 3323 • Population As Of — 2021 • Area Municunit — 48.7 • Licence — ΚΥ
Subdivisions
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): • Ano Lefkimmi (Molos) • Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi, Kavos) • Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera) • Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)
Population
Population
• Year — Village — Community — Municipal unit • 1981 — 2,509 — - — - • 1991 — 3,471 — - — - • 2001 — 3,517 — 4,364 — 6,704 • 2011 — 2,935 — 3,620 — 5,800 • 2021 — 2,680 — 3,323 — 5,647
History
History
In 1804, when Corfu was part of the Septinsular Republic, 1,300 Souliote refugees arrived in Lefkimmi after their expulsion from their homeland by Ali Pasha of Yanina.
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