Country Greece Vehicle registration ΚΥ Municipality Corfu Island Regional unit Corfu | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 12:45 AM Administrative region Ionian Islands | |
 | ||
Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Lefkimmi (Greek: Λευκίμμη, also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 50.819 km² and its population was 5,800 at the 2011 census. Lefkimmi is the southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi (pop. 2,935). Its next largest towns are Kávos (pop. 685), Palaiochóri (459), Vitaládes (442), and Kritiká (453).
Contents
Map of Lefkimmi 490 80, Greece
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
History
In 1804, when Corfu was part of the Septinsular Republic, 1,300 refugees from Souli arrived in Lefkimmi.