Kassopaia

Kassopaia, also Kasopaia, Kassopea and Kasopea, rarely Kassiopi and Kasiopi (Greek: Κασσωπαία) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It is located in the northeasternmost tip of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 33.749 km² and a population of 2,787 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality is the town of Gimari (pop. 46). Its largest towns are Kassiopi (pop. 1,076), Nisáki (346), and Agnítsini (148).

Municipal districts

*Gimari
**Kavalleriana
**Kalami
**Kentroma
**Plagia
**Rachi
**Vlachatika or Vlahatika
*Kassiopi:
**Agios Georgios Kassiopi (abandoned)
**Imerolia
**Kellia
**Lithiasmenos (abandoned)
**Pigi Corfu
**Podolakkos (abandoned)
*Nissaki or Nisaki
**Apolysoi or Apolissi
**Vinglatouri
**Katavolos
*Sini
**Agnitsini
**Agios Stefanos Kassiopi
**Karyotiko or Kariotiko
**Kokkini
**Kremithas
**Mengoula
**Porta
**Rou
**Santa
**Sarakinatika
**Tritsi
**Vigla

Islets

*Peristeres
*Plateia
*Psyllos dyo
*Psyllos ena

Population

Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

Other

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

ee also

*List of places in the Corfu prefecture

External links

* [http://www.kassiopi.info/news.php Kassiopi Experience]
* [http://www.kassiopi.zetnet.co.uk/ Kassiopi Krazy]
* [http://www.kassiopi.org/ Kassiopi Corfu]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=5969 Kassiopi on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.786&longitude=19.9175&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.786&lons1=19.9175&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.678,19.9175 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.786&lon=19.9175&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.786,19.9175&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.786|19.9175&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|39|12|10|N|20|53|12|E|type:city(2,787)_region:GR|display=inline,title

Northwest: Thinali	North: "Ionian Sea"
West: Faiakes and Thinali	Kassiopi	East: "Strait" and the "Ionian Sea"
Southwest: Faiakes	South: A "Bay" and the Ionian Sea"