Corfu
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| Corfu Κέρκυρα |
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 Pontikonisi an Vlacheraina monastery seen frae the hilltops o Kanoni |
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| Location | |
  Corfu
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| Coordinates | 39°40′N 19°45′E / 39.667°N 19.75°E |
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Location athin the region
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| Govrenment | |
| Kintra: | Greece |
| Region: | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit: | Corfu |
| Population statistics (as o 2001) | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 109,537 |
| - Aurie: | 613.6 km2 (237 sq mi) |
| - Densitie: | 179 /km2 (462 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0 - 906 m (0 - 2972 ft) |
| Postal: | 490 82, 490 83, 490 84, 491 00 |
| Telephone: | 26610, 26620, 26630 |
| Auto: | KY |
| Wabsteid | |
| www.corfu.gr | |
Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, [ˈcercira]; Auncient Greek: Κέρκυρα or Κόρκυρα; Laitin: Corcyra; Italian: Corfù) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the seicont lairgest o the Ionian Islands,[1] an, includin its sma satellite islands, forms the edge o the northwastren frontier o Greece.[2] The island is pairt o the Corfu regional unit, an is admeenistered as a single municipality. The municipality includes the island Corfu an the smawer islands Ereikoussa, Mathraki an Othonoi. The principal ceety o the island an seat o the municipality (pop. 33,886) is namit Corfu an aw.[3] Corfu is hame tae the Ionian University.
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[edit]
The Island of Corfu is twinned wi:
| Ceety | State | Kintra |
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| Gold Coast |  Queensland |
 Australie |
References[edit]
This airticle incorporates text fae a publication nou in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11t ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Notes
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIndependent - ↑ Webster, Trevor (1994). Where to Go in Greece: A New Look. Settle Press. “Corfu is one of the most northern isles in Greece and also the most westerly, apart from three of its own small satellite isles...”
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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- Municipality o Corfu (offeecial steid)
- Serbs in Corfu and Vido: Historical Website
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- Corinthian colonies
- Euboean colonies
- Locations in Greek meethology
- Ionian Islands
- Municipalities o the Ionian Islands
- Islands o Greece
- Tourism in Greece
- Corfu
- Mediterranean port ceeties an touns in Greece
- Italian Jewish commonties
