Volimes
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Volimes
Βολίμες | |
|---|---|
  Volimes Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′N 20°40′E / 37.867°N 20.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Zakynthos |
| Municipality | Zakynthos |
| Municipal unit | Elatia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 534 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Volimes (Greek: Βολίμες) is a community in the mountainous northwestern part of the Ionian island of Zakynthos.[2] It was the seat of the municipality of Elatia. The community includes the villages Agios Nikolaos, Askos, Varvara, Elies, Korithi and the uninhabited islet Agios Andreas.
Volimes is located 1 km west of Ano Volimes, 3 km north of Anafonitria and 23 km northwest of Zakynthos (city). It is close to the Ionian Sea coast, and 7 km southwest of the island's northernmost point Cape Skinari. The village suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake.
Population
[edit]| Year | Settlement population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 702 | - |
| 1991 | 517 | - |
| 2001 | 644 | 956 |
| 2011 | 406 | 571 |
| 2021 | 392 | 534 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Zákynthos & Kefaloniá: Pocket Guide. Singapore: APA Publications. 2017. p. 8. ISBN 9781786715685.