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Koryfi (Greek: Κορυφή meaning "pointy", before 1955: Κουκουβίτσα - Koukouvitsa)[2] 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.
Koryfi
Κορυφή | |
|---|---|
  Koryfi | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′N 21°26′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Pyrgos |
| Municipal unit | Iardanos |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 124 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
| Year | Population village | Population community |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 180 | - |
| 1991 | 178 | - |
| 2001 | 276 | 301 |
| 2011 | 223 | 246 |
| 2021 | 117 | 124 |
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