Alykes

Alykes (Greek, Modern: Αλυκές) is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a land area of 42.881 km² and a population of 4,796 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in Katastari (pop. 1,287). It is located northwest of Zakynthos (city), north of Laganas and Keri and southeast of Volimes. It is connected with the road linking Zakynthos and Volimes. The next largest towns in the municipality are Skoulikádon (pop. 574), Ágios Dimítrios (433), Pigadákia (394), Alikanás (341), and Káto Gerakári (341). The municipal unit Alykes is subdivided into the following communities...