Parelioi ( el, Παρέλιοι) is a former municipality on the island 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 ...

, Ionian Islands,

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. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands ( el, Κεντρική Κέρκυρα και Διαπόντια Νησιά ''Kentriki Kerkyra kai Diapontia Nisia'') is a municipality in the Ionian Islands region in Greece. It covers the central part of the ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the central west coast of the island of

. It has a land area of and a population of 6,403 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of

Kokkini Kokkini ( el, Κοκκίνι) is a village in the central part of the island of Corfu, Greece. It was the municipal seat of Parelioi. In 2011 its population was 580. Kokkini is located southwest of Giannades and west of the city of Corfu. The vi ...

(pop. 580). Its largest towns are Sinarádes (pop. 854), Áfra (839), Giannádes (565), Kokkíni, Kompítsi (733), and Pélekas (405).

Subdivisions

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

* Agios Ioannis (Agios Ioannis, Agia Triada, Kouramaditika, Vasilika) *

Afra Saint Afra (died 304) was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. Along with Saint Ulrich, she is a patron saint of Augsburg. Her feast day is August 7. Afra was dedicated to the service of the goddess, Venus, by her mother, Hilaria. Throu ...

(Afra, Agios Vlasios, Kourkoulaiika) *

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Giannades Giannades ( el, Γιαννάδες) is a village in the northwestern part of the island of Corfu. It is located in the municipal unit of Parelioi. In 2011 its population was 565 for the village and 597 for the community, which includes the villa ...

(Giannades, Ermones) * Kanakades * Kompitsi *

Marmaro Marmaro ( el, Μάρμαρο, "marble"), is an uninhabited Greek islet, located south of cape Goudero on the coast of Lasithi, eastern Crete, in the Libyan Sea. It forms a close group of islands with Koufonisi, Makroulo, Strongyli, and Trachilo ...

Pelekas Pelekas ( el, Πέλεκας) is a village in the central part of the island of Corfu, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Parelioi. In 2011 its population was 405 for the village and 612 for the community. Pelekas is located southwest ...

(Pelekas, Avramis, Agios Onoufrios, Glyfada, Kokkinogeia, Plakoto) *

Sinarades Sinarades ( el, Σιναράδες) is a town in the northern part of the island of Corfu, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Parelioi. In 2011 its population was 854 for the village and 920 for the community, which includes the small villages ...

(Sinarades, Aspai, Kontogialos)

Population

Tourism

The economy of Parelioi is mainly based on tourism. There are beaches in Agios Gordis, Glyfada, Kondogialos and Ermones. The Historic and Folklore Museum of Central Corfu is located in Sinarades.

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, the third largest

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, is situated in Agios Ioannis.

References

External links

Parelioi on GTP Travel Pages
{{Central Corfu div Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)