Kato Korakiana, Corfu 49083

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General Information

Kato Koriakana was established as autonomous community in 1912. Its land is 14 square meters and its population, according to the last census of 1991, was 3.214 inhabitants, but today is estimated to be more.

It is bounded on the south by the town of Corfu, on the west and north by the community of Ano Korakiana, on the north east by the communities of St.

Markos and Spartilla, while its whole east part is washed by the Ionian Sea, at the magic and famous beaches of Ipsos, Dasia, Krevatsoula, Merlin and Dafnilla.

Éts climate is mild, mediterranean, and the country is both flat and hilly with fertile soil, where the oil-tree, the vineyards as well as many other fruit bearings of every season thrive.

In the fertile area of Kato Korakiana, in the land Merlin, which is crossed by "Stravopotamo" river leading to an ideal beach, were for first time cultivated in 1925 the world  wide famous Merlin oranges (named after SIDNEY MERLIN) and the very small Japanese oranges "Koum Kouat". Gardens that are full of fruit-bearing trees even today. Kato Korakiana consists of 24 green picturesque neighborhoods, joined together with very good and illuminated roads. These neighborhoods are either built near the beach, or on hill sides, and they are the following: Tzavrou - Kommeno - Dafnilla- Krevatsoula - Livadi - Dasia - Panagia - Ipsos - Paliourilas - Analipsi - Ketratika - Kaloudatika - Marganiatika - Perotas - Katomeri - St. Nikolaos - Steno - St. Basilios, Gazatika - Glikatika - St. Helen -Meravegiatika- Maistralaktika.

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