Kassopaia

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Municipality of Kassopaia or Kassopea Δήμος Κασσωπαίων Dimos Kassiopaion
Statistics
Prefecture:	Corfu
Island:	Corfu
Seat:	Gimari
Number of municipal districts:	4 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	39.786 (39° 47' 11") N 20.9175 (20° 55' 7") E
Population: (2001) -Municipality -Percent of the prefecture - Rank	8,429 (-986 or -10.47%) 4,196 49.70% 14.2% 70.77/km²
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	Ionian Sea about 24 m about 1,200 m (west)
Postal code:	GR-491 00

Kassopaia, also Kasopaia, Kassopea and Kasopea, rarely Kassiopi and Kasiopi (Greek: Κασσωπαία) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is located in the northeasternmost tip of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 33.749 km² and a population of 2,787 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality is the town of Gimari (pop. 46). Its largest towns are Kassiopi (pop. 1,076), Nisáki (346), and Agnítsini (148).

Contents 1 Municipal districts 2 Islets 3 Population 4 Information 5 Other 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Municipal districts

• Gimari
  • Kavalleriana
  • Kalami
  • Kentroma
  • Plagia
  • Rachi
  • Vlachatika or Vlahatika
• Kassiopi:
  • Agios Georgios Kassiopi (abandoned)
  • Imerolia
  • Kellia
  • Lithiasmenos (abandoned)
  • Pigi Corfu
  • Podolakkos (abandoned)
• Nissaki or Nisaki
  • Apolysoi or Apolissi
  • Vinglatouri
  • Katavolos
• Sini
  • Agnitsini
  • Agios Stefanos Kassiopi
  • Karyotiko or Kariotiko
  • Kokkini
  • Kremithas
  • Mengoula
  • Porta
  • Rou
  • Santa
  • Sarakinatika
  • Tritsi
  • Vigla

[edit] Islets

• Peristeres
• Plateia
• Psyllos dyo
• Psyllos ena

[edit] Population

Year	Population	Change	Percent of the prefecture
1991	2,405	-	-
2001	2,787	+382 or +15.88%	2.49%

[edit] Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

[edit] Other

Kassiopi has schools, a few lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).

[edit] See also

• List of places in the Corfu prefecture

[edit] External links

• Kassiopi Experience
• Kassiopi Krazy
• Kassiopi Corfu
• Kassiopi on GTP Travel Pages
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 39°12′10″N 20°53′12″E / 39.20278, 20.88667Coordinates: 39°12′10″N 20°53′12″E / 39.20278, 20.88667

Northwest: Thinali	North: Ionian Sea
West: Faiakes and Thinali	Kassiopi	East: Strait and the Ionian Sea
Southwest: Faiakes	South: A Bay and the Ionian Sea

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