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Also known as Paxi

Paxos () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi (, pronounced in English and in Greek). The main town and the seat of the municipality is Gaios. The smallest of the seven main Ionian Islands (the Heptanese), Paxos has an area of , while the municipality has an area of and a population of about 2,500.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Paxoi
Greek Dimos.name_local
Παξοί
Greek Dimos.type
municipality
Greek Dimos.city_flag
Flag of Paxos, Greece.svg
Greek Dimos.image_map
2011 Dimos Paxon.png
Greek Dimos.periph
Ionian Islands
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Corfu
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
2466
Greek Dimos.area_municipality
30.121
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code
490 82
Greek Dimos.area_code
26620
Greek Dimos.licence
KY
Greek Dimos.website
www.paxi.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
GaiosPaxiJuly192022 01.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
Gaios Port
Greek Dimos.seat
Gaios

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Wikidata facts

Population
2300
Area
25.3
Elevation
248
Official website
www.paxi.gr
Image
Paxos1.jpg
Width
3
Length
10
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Commons category
Paxoi
native label
Παξοί
postal code
490 82
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Fauna
  • Reptiles and amphibians
  • Province
  • Foreign residents
  • Transport
  • Climate
  • Communities and settlements
  • References
  • External links

Paxos () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi (, pronounced in English and in Greek). The main town and the seat of the municipality is Gaios. The smallest of the seven main Ionian Islands (the Heptanese), Paxos has an area of , while the municipality has an area of and a population of about 2,500.

Paxos lies some 15 km from the southern tip of Corfu and at about the same distance from the town of Parga on the mainland. It is connected by ferry lines from Igoumenitsa and Corfu with Gaios. The island is hilly, the highest point having an elevation of 230 m.

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