Esperies

Esperies

Εσπερίες
Esperies Εσπερίες
Settlement
	Esperies Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 39°47′N 19°43′E / 39.783°N 19.717°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Corfu
Municipality	Corfu
Area
• Municipal unit	54.5 km2 (21.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	6,990
• Municipal unit density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΥ

Esperies (Greek: Εσπερίες) is 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.^[2] It is located in the northwest corner of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 54.462 square kilometres (21.03 sq mi)^[3] and a population of 6,990 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Velonades (pop. 392). Its largest towns are Karousades (pop. 991), Avliotes (830), Peroulades (673), and Velonades.

Subdivisions

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

Agioi Douloi
Agrafoi (Agrafoi, Agia Paraskevi)
Antipernoi
Avliotes (Avliotes, Agia Pelagia, Agios Stefanos Avliotes, Garnades, Kouknikades, Staousa)
Kavallouri
Karousades (Karousades, Agios Ioannis, Astrakeri, Roda)
Magoulades (Magoulades, Arillas, Gousades, Poulimates, Tsoukalio)
Peroulades (Peroulades, Mega Ydri)
Sidari
Valaneio
Velonades (Velonades, Kounavades, Livadi, Psathylas)