Corfu ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κερκύρας) is one of the
regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into munici ...
. It is part of the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...
. The regional unit consists of the islands of
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...
,
Paxoi,
Othonoi,
Ereikoussa,
Mathraki and several smaller islands, all in the
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including ...
.
Administration
Since 2019, the regional unit Corfu is subdivided into 4 municipalities:
*
Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands
*
North Corfu
*
Paxoi
*
South Corfu
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Corfu was created out of the former
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
Corfu ( el, Νομός Κερκύρας).
ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis Programme law text
/ref> The prefecture, created in 1864, had the same territory as the present regional unit.
Provinces
The provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
were:
* Corfu Province - Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...
* Paxoi Province - Gaios
Population
See also
* List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit
References
External links
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Prefectures of Greece
1864 establishments in Greece
Regional units of the Ionian Islands (region)