Alykes ( el, Αλυκές) is a former municipality on the island of

Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Za ...

, Ionian Islands,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated along the northeastern coast of the island, about northwest of

Zakynthos (city) Zakynthos ( el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ) or Zante ( el, Τζάντε, Tzánte), is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Za ...

. It has a land area of and a population of 5,203 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was in

Katastari Katastari ( el, Καταστάρι) is a village and a community in the Alykes municipal unit of the island Zakynthos, Greece. It is situated at the foot of the Vrachionas mountain, 2 km from the Ionian Sea coast. It is located 13 kilometers northw ...

(pop. 1,378). The next largest towns in the municipality are Skoulikádo (pop. 653),

Agios Dimitrios Agios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Dimitrios, before 1928: Μπραχάμι - ''Brahami'') is a suburb in the southern part of the Athens, Greece. Geography Agios Dimitrios is situated 5 km south of Athens c ...

(531), Pigadákia (431),

Alikanas Alikanas ( el, Αλικανάς) is a village in the municipal unit of Alykes situated on the northeastern coast about 15 km northwest of Zakynthos (city) on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. It is situated from the neighbouring village of Alykes, ...

(441), and Káto Gerakári (347).

Subdivisions

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

(Agios Dimitrios, Drakas) *

Ano Gerakari Ano Gerakari ( el, Άνω Γερακάρι) is a hilltop village and a community in the municipal unit of Alykes on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 176 for the village and 709 for the community, which includes the villag ...

(Ano Gerakari, Alonia, Kastelia) *

Kallithea Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...

* Kato Gerakari *

Meso Gerakari Meso Gerakari ( el, Μέσο Γερακάρι) is a village in the municipal unit of Alykes on the island Zakynthos, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on th ...

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