Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) 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, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of the island of

, in the middle of the north coast. With its 77.899 km², it was the largest municipality on the island. Its population was 5,226 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was the town of

Acharavi Acharavi ( el, Αχαράβη) is a settlement in the northern coast of Corfu, Greece. The area offers a view of the Albanian coast. It is the seat of the municipality North Corfu. Population History Acharavi belongs to the community of ''Agi ...

(pop. 1,013). Its largest other towns are Nymfes (pop. 612) and Epískepsi (332). It is located northwest of the

city of Corfu Corfu (, also ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, ; grc, Κόρκυρα, Kórkyra, ; ; la, Corcyra; sq, Korfuzi) is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government refor ...

. Last mayor of Thinali was Varelis Spiridon from village Lafki.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Thinali is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Nymfes (Nymfes, Platonas) * Agios Panteleimonas (Agios Panteleimonas,

, Vrachleri, Lazaratika, Priftiatika, Strongyli, Fourni) *

Episkepsi Episkepsi ( el, Επίσκεψη) is a village and a community in the northern part of the island of Corfu, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Thinali. In 2011 its population was 332 for the village and 537 for the community, which incl ...

(Episkepsi, Agios Stefanos) * Klimatia (Klimatia, Episkopi, Kyprianades) * Lafki (Lafki, Agios Martinos, Psachnia, Trimodi) * Loutses (Loutses, Anapaftiria, Apraos, Magarika) *

Xanthates 150px, Sodium salt of ethyl xanthate Xanthate usually refers to a salt with the formula (R = alkyl; M+ = Na+, K+), thus they are the metal-thioate/''O''-esters of dithiocarbonate. The name ''xanthates'' is derived from Ancient Greek ''xanthos'' ...

* Peritheia (Peritheia, Agios Ilias, Vathy, Vasilika, Vouni, Karniaris, Krinia, Pelekito, Perouli, Pithos, Riliatika) * Petaleia (Petaleia, Droseri, Eriva, Perama, Strinyla) *

Sfakera Sfakera ( el, Σφακερά) is a village, on the north coast of the island of Corfu, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Thinali Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since ...

(Sfakera, Roda)

Population

Geography

The municipal unit has a varied geography: the area near the sea is flat, and the southern part is mountainous. In the Pantokrator mountains, in the southeast, there are several picturesque mountain villages including Petaleia, Ano Peritheia and Lafki. The touristic beach centre of Roda is on the north coast. At the western edge of the municipality is the Antinioti Lagoon.

Economy

Until recently, the economy of Thinali was mainly agricultural. A large part of the total production of

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

s and kumquats of Corfu is grown in Thinali. Other products includes wine, walnuts and citrus. Especially on the coast tourism has gained importance in recent years.

References

External links

Official website

Thinali on GTP Travel Pages
{{North Corfu div Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)