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,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
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 ...
, 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 (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 (441), and Káto Gerakári (347).
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Alykes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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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 ...
(Agios Dimitrios, Drakas)
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Alikanas
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Ano Gerakari (Ano Gerakari, Alonia, Kastelia)
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Katastari
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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 ...
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Kato Gerakari
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Meso Gerakari (Meso Gerakari, Psarou)
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Pigadakia
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Skoulikado
Population
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Zakynthos
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