Parelioi

Municipal unit in Greece

Parelioi Παρέλιοι
Municipal unit
39°36′N 19°49′E / 39.600°N 19.817°E / 39.600; 19.817
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Corfu
Municipality	Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands
Area
• Municipal unit	49.0 km² (18.9 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	6,751
• Municipal unit density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΥ

Parelioi (Greek: Παρέλιοι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is located on the central west coast of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 48.990 square kilometres (18.92 sq mi)^[3] and a population of 6,751 (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Kokkini.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Parelioi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Kokkini
Agios Ioannis (Agios Ioannis, Agia Triada, Kouramaditika, Vasilika)
Afra (Afra, Agios Vlasios, Kourkoulaiika)
Vatos
Giannades (Giannades, Ermones)
Kanakades
Kompitsi
Marmaro
Pelekas (Pelekas, Avramis, Agios Onoufrios, Glyfada, Kokkinogeia, Plakoto)
Sinarades (Sinarades, Aspai, Kontogialos)

Population

Year	Population
1991	6,180
2001	7,196
2011	6,403
2021	6,751

Tourism

The economy of Parelioi is mainly based on tourism. There are beaches in Agios Gordis, Glyfada, Kondogialos and Ermones. The Historic and Folklore Museum of Central Corfu is located in Sinarades. Aqualand, the third largest water park in Europe, is situated in Agios Ioannis.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.