Parelioi

Parelioi or Parelii, also Parelia (Greek: Παρέλιοι) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is located on the central west coast of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 48.990 km² and a population of 7,197 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality is the town of Kokkini (pop. 733). Its largest towns are Sinarádes (pop. 1,124), Áfra (834), Giannádes (760), Kokkíni, Kompítsi (595), and Pélekas (565).

Municipal districts

*Agios Ioannis
**Agia Triada
**Kouramaditika
**Vassilika
*Afra
**Agios Vlassios
**Kourkoulaiika or Kourkouleika
*Giannades
**Ermones
*Kanakades
*Kokkini
*Kompitsi
*Marmaro
*Peleka
**Agios Onoufrios
**Avrami
**Glyfada
**Kokkinogeia
**Plakoto
*Sinarades
**Aspes
**Kondogialos
*Vatos

Population

About Parelioi

Its main economy is based on tourism, its economy was agriculture before tourism overcame agriculture. It has beaches in Agios Gordis, Glyfada, Kondogialos and Ermones, the Corfu Interior Historic and Folklore Museum in Sinarades and Aqualand in Agios Giannis, the third largest water park in Europe.

Geography

Its farmlands are in the valley area and within the villages. The Ionian Sea are on both sides and the hills are in the middle.

Other

Parelioi has schools, a few lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.corfunet.com/corfu/municipalities/parelion.php Corfu Net]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6068 Parelioi on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
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**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|26|5|N|19|58|28|E|type:city(5.206)_region:GR

	North: Palaiokastritsa
West: "Ionian Sea"	Parelioi	East: City of Corfu and Achilleia
	South: Achilleia	Southeast: Achilleia