Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος meaning
Saint George
Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...
) is a village and a former municipality on the island of
Corfu
Corfu ( , ) or Kerkyra (, ) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands; including its Greek islands, small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greece's northwestern frontier. The island is part of the Corfu (regio ...
,
Ionian Islands
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality
North Corfu
North Corfu ( ''Voreia Kerkyra'') is a municipality on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands region in Greece. The municipality was formed at the 2019 local government reform, when the pre-existing municipality of Corf ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located in the northwestern part of Corfu and has a land area of
and a population of 2,992 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of
Agros.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Agios Georgios is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Agros (Agros, Aspiotades, Manatades, Rafalades)
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Agios Athanasios
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Arkadades
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Armenades (Armenades, Agios Georgios, Termenades)
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Afionas (Afionas, Afionitika)
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Dafni (Dafni, Gavrades)
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Drosato
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Kavvadades (Kavvadades, Arillas, Saoulatika)
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Kastelannoi Gyrou (Kastelannoi, Troumpettas)
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Mesaria (Mesaria, Kopsocheilades)
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Pagoi (Pagoi, Agios Georgios Pagon, Prinylas, Vatonies)
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Rachtades
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Chorepiskopoi
Population
See also
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List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Corfu regional unit, Greece.
* Afionas
* Afra
* Agioi Deka
* Agioi Douloi
* Agios Athanasios
* Agios Ioannis
* Agios Markos
* Agios Matthaios
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Panteleimonas
* Agios Prokopio ...
References
Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)
Beaches of Greece
Seaside resorts in Greece
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