Lefkimmi (, also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of South Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 50.819 km². Lefkimmi is the southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of the town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi. Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.
Subdivisions The municipal unit of Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Ano Lefkimmi (Molos) Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi, Kavos) Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera) Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)
Population
Year Village Community Municipal unit 1981 2,509 - - 1991 3,471 - - 2001 3,517 4,364 6,704 2011 2,935 3,620 5,800 2021 2,680 3,323 5,647
History In 1804, when Corfu was part of the Septinsular Republic, 1,300 Souliote refugees arrived in Lefkimmi after their expulsion from their homeland by Ali Pasha of Yanina.
See also List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit
References
External links Municipality of Lefkimmi Lefkimi Travel and Business Directory