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Corfu (regional unit)

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Country
  
Greece

Capital
  
Corfu

Area codes
  
266x0

Region
  
Ionian Islands

Postal codes
  
49x xx

ISO 3166 code
  
GR-22

Corfu (regional unit)

Corfu (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κέρκυρας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Corfu. The regional unit consists of the islands of Corfu, Paxoi, Othonoi, Ereikoussa, Mathraki and several smaller islands, all in the Ionian Sea.

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Administration

The regional unit Corfu is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

  • Corfu (Kerkyra, 1)
  • Paxoi (2)
  • Prefecture

    As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Corfu was created out of the former prefecture Corfu (Greek: Νομός Κέρκυρας). The prefecture, created in 1864, had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

    Provinces

    The provinces were:

  • Corfu Province - Corfu
  • Paxoi Province - Gaios
  • References

    Corfu (regional unit) Wikipedia