Koryfi ( meaning "pointy", before 1955: Κουκουβίτσα - Koukouvitsa)Κορυφή (Ηλείας), EETAA local government changes is a settlement in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. The former name of the village, Koukouvitsa, is the Bulgarian word for the bird cuckoo. Koryfi is situated in a hilly area, at 290 m elevation. It is 4 km northeast of Vounargo, 6 km southwest of Peristeri, 9 km southeast of Amaliada and 10 km north of Pyrgos. The community includes the monastery Fragkopidima.

Fortress of Koukouvitsa (Κάστρο Κουκουβίτσας), built without bricks, but form well formed big stone blocks as bulgarian medieval fortresses, is located about 2.5 km north of the community. Population

Year Population village Population community 1981 180 - 1991 178 - 2001 276 301 2011 223 246 2021 117 124

See also List of settlements in Elis

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