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'''Ereikoussa''' ({{lang-gr|Ερεικούσσα}}, {{lang-it|Merlera}}) is an island and a former community of the ], ]. It is one of the ]; an island complex to the northwest of ]. Since the ] it is part of the municipality of ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=gazette>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFqnM3eAbJzrXdtvSoClrL87TVLbP6RgP3tIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6qSYtMQEkEHLwnFqmgJSA5UkHEKavWyL4FoKqSe4BlOTSpEWYhszF8P8UqWb_zFijOYvZQ9oVzh_eHrjhF2IgFB0wiv-nanwQoPLtSkFjBWO|title=Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010|trans-title=Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010|page=1164|language=el|publisher=]}}</ref> It is located off the northwestern coast of the island of ], and is almost equidistant from Corfu to the southeast, ] to the southwest, and ] to the west. Its population was 496 in the ], and its land area is {{convert|3.65|km²|0|abbr=out}}. The municipal unit has an area of 4.449 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> It has six settlements; the main one is Porto (Πόρτο), which is also where the only port is located.<ref name="Pronews">{{Cite news |date=11 June 2019 |title=Διαπόντια Νησιά: Το «άγνωστο» δυτικότερο άκρο της Ελλάδας (φωτο) |language=el |website=Pronews.gr |url=https://www.pronews.gr/travel/779361_diapontia-nisia-agnosto-dytikotero-akro-tis-elladas-foto/ |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lifo">{{Cite news |date=19 August 2019 |title=10 εναλλακτικά και άγνωστα παραδεισένια νησιά της Ελλάδας |language=el |website=] |url=https://www.lifo.gr/tropos-zois/travel/10-enallaktika-kai-agnosta-paradeisenia-nisia-tis-elladas |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The island has dense vegetation and three beaches; Porto (Πόρτο), Bragini (Μπραγκίνι), and Fiki (Φύκι).<ref name="Lifo" /><ref name="Ethnos">{{Cite news |date=24 May 2022 |title=Μια σταλιά νησάκι, σαν από άλλη εποχή: Η «γαλάζια λίμνη» του Ιονίου που ανταγωνίζεται στα ίσα Κέρκυρα και Κεφαλονιά |language=el |website=] |url=https://www.ethnos.gr/travel/article/209155/miastalianhsakisanapoallhepoxhhgalazialimnhtoyionioypoyantagonizetaistaisakerkyrakaikefalonia |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The name Ereikoussa derives from the plant '']'' (ερείκη), which can be found throughout the island.<ref name="Pronews" /><ref name="Lifo" /><ref name="Ethnos" /> |
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'''Ereikoussa''' ({{lang-gr|Ερεικούσσα}}, {{lang-it|Merlera}}) is an island and a former community of the ], ]. It is one of the ]; an island complex to the northwest of ]. Since the ] it is part of the municipality of ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=gazette>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFqnM3eAbJzrXdtvSoClrL87TVLbP6RgP3tIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6qSYtMQEkEHLwnFqmgJSA5UkHEKavWyL4FoKqSe4BlOTSpEWYhszF8P8UqWb_zFijOYvZQ9oVzh_eHrjhF2IgFB0wiv-nanwQoPLtSkFjBWO|title=Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010|trans-title=Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010|page=1164|language=el|publisher=]}}</ref> It is located off the northwestern coast of the island of ], and is almost equidistant from Corfu to the southeast, ] to the southwest, and ] to the west. Its population was 496 in the ], and its land area is {{convert|3.65|km²|0|abbr=out}}. The municipal unit has an area of 4.449 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> It has six settlements; the main one is Porto (Πόρτο), which is also where the only port is located.<ref name="Pronews">{{Cite news |date=11 June 2019 |title=Διαπόντια Νησιά: Το «άγνωστο» δυτικότερο άκρο της Ελλάδας (φωτο) |language=el |website=Pronews.gr |url=https://www.pronews.gr/travel/779361_diapontia-nisia-agnosto-dytikotero-akro-tis-elladas-foto/ |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lifo">{{Cite news |date=19 August 2019 |title=10 εναλλακτικά και άγνωστα παραδεισένια νησιά της Ελλάδας |language=el |website=] |url=https://www.lifo.gr/tropos-zois/travel/10-enallaktika-kai-agnosta-paradeisenia-nisia-tis-elladas |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The island has dense vegetation and three beaches; Porto (Πόρτο), Bragini (Μπραγκίνι), and Fiki (Φύκι).<ref name="Lifo" /><ref name="Ethnos">{{Cite news |date=24 May 2022 |title=Μια σταλιά νησάκι, σαν από άλλη εποχή: Η «γαλάζια λίμνη» του Ιονίου που ανταγωνίζεται στα ίσα Κέρκυρα και Κεφαλονιά |language=el |website=] |url=https://www.ethnos.gr/travel/article/209155/miastalianhsakisanapoallhepoxhhgalazialimnhtoyionioypoyantagonizetaistaisakerkyrakaikefalonia |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The name Ereikoussa derives from the plant '']'' (ερείκη), which can be found throughout the island.<ref name="Pronews" /><ref name="Lifo" /><ref name="Ethnos" /> |
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