Parelioi

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Municipality of Parelia Δήμος Παρελίων Dimos Parelion
Statistics
Prefecture:	Corfu
Island:	Corfu
Seat:	Kokkini
Number of municipal districts:	10 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	39.607 (39° 36' 26") N 19.9145 (19° 48' 52") E
Area: -Rank	48.99 km²
Population: (2001) -Municipality (Change from 1991) -Percent of the prefecture - Density<--  - Rank-->	7,197 (+116 or +52.38%) 6.43% 146.91/km²
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	Ionian Sea about 80 m about 1,200 m (west)
Postal code:	GR-490 80

Parelioi or Parelii, also Parelia (Greek: Παρέλιοι) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is located on the central west coast of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 48.990 km² and a population of 7,197 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality is the town of Kokkini (pop. 733). Its largest towns are Sinarádes (pop. 1,124), Áfra (834), Giannádes (760), Kokkíni, Kompítsi (595), and Pélekas (565).

Contents 1 Municipal districts 2 Population 3 About Parelioi 4 Geography 5 Other 6 External links

[edit] Municipal districts

• Agios Ioannis
  • Agia Triada
  • Kouramaditika
  • Vassilika
• Afra
  • Agios Vlassios
  • Kourkoulaiika or Kourkouleika
• Giannades
  • Ermones
• Kanakades
• Kokkini
• Kompitsi
• Marmaro
• Peleka
  • Agios Onoufrios
  • Avrami
  • Glyfada
  • Kokkinogeia
  • Plakoto
• Sinarades
  • Aspes
  • Kondogialos
• Vatos

[edit] Population

Year	Population	Change	Percent of the prefecture	Density
1991	6,180	-	-	-/km²
2001	7,196	+116 or +52.38%	6.43%	146.91/km²

[edit] About Parelioi

Its main economy is based on tourism, its economy was agriculture before tourism overcame agriculture. It has beaches in Agios Gordis, Glyfada, Kondogialos and Ermones, the Corfu Interior Historic and Folklore Museum in Sinarades and Aqualand in Agios Giannis, the third largest water park in Europe.

[edit] Geography

Its farmlands are in the valley area and within the villages. The Ionian Sea are on both sides and the hills are in the middle.

[edit] Other

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

[edit] External links

• Corfu Net
• Parelioi on GTP Travel Pages
• Map and aerial photos:
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  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 38°26′5″N, 19°58′28″E

	North: Palaiokastritsa
West: Ionian Sea	Parelioi	East: City of Corfu and Achilleia
	South: Achilleia	Southeast: Achilleia

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