Corfu

Corfu Prefecture ????? ????????
Periphery	Ionian Islands
Capital	Corfu
Population	113,658 (2005) Ranked 27th
Area	641 km² Ranked 49th
Population density	177.3/km² Ranked 3rd
Number of provinces
Number of municipalities	13
Number of communities	3
Postal codes	49x xx
Area codes	266×0
Licence plate code	??
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-22
Website	Corfu 2004

orfu (ancient and modern Greek ???????, Kérkyra, Latin Corcyra; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Albania, from which it is separated by a strait varying in breadth from less than 2 to about 15 miles (3 to 25 km) including one near Albania near Butrint and a longer one west of Thesprotia. It has ferry services to the rest of Greece with Igoumenitsa and Gaios in the island of Paxoi and as far as Patras. There is also a small port in Lefkimmi. The coastline and its beaches is about 217 km which includes capes and points. The highest point is Pantokrator, the second is Stravoskiadi (849 m). It is linked by two highways, GR-24 in the west and GR-25 in the south. The airport is located some kilometres to the south. The runway is next to the ocean. This makes it harder for pilots to land their planes. The airport offers flights with Olympic Airlines (OA 600, 602 and 606) and Aegean Airlines (A3 402, 404 and 406). Corfu now also has a university named University of Corfu. The city is covered with hills while the west is covered with hills. Capes and points include Agia Aikaterini, and Draptis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos to the southeast and Megachoro to the south. Another island is in the middle of Gouvia Bay which covers the eastern part of the island; it is called Ptychia. Campgrounds are founded in Palaiokastro, Agrillos, two in the northern part, Pyrgi, Gouvia and Messonghi.
















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esje 09-01-2006, 12:29

hm ik wil wel lekker op vakantie naar griekenland pap

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Mervyn Gouvias 19-03-2008, 14:09

Hi

My name is Mervyn Gouvias. Some of my ancestors must have come from Greece – we’re still looking for prof.

I can’t wait to come to Gouvia for a holidy. I am an instructor at a college and I have a long vacation from july to end of August. I’m even thinking of making Gouvia the location for my marriage during this time next year.

By the way, my family is mystified by the name, Gouvia. Where did the place get it’s name, and is it lincked to the Gouvias family in any way. Any history about Gouvia and the Gouvia family would be most welcome to us. I’m sure once we know, we’ll be coming to visit the Island a lot.

If you can’t help us, could you put us in contact with anyone who could?

Mervyn

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