Place:Galaxidi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece

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NameGalaxidi
Alt namesChaleionsource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 3394; Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979) p 993
Galaxídhionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity or town
Coordinates38.367°N 22.383°E
Located inPhocis, Central Greece, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Galaxidi or Galaxeidi, is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 126.088 km2.

Galaxidi is built on a natural double harbor on the west coast of the Gulf of Itea, which is a northward bay of the Gulf of Corinth. It is 7 km southwest of Itea, 15 km southwest of Delphi, 17 km south of Amfissa and 48 km east of Nafpaktos. The Greek National Road 48 connects Galaxidi with Nafpaktos, Itea and Delphi. Galaxidi is a 2.5-3 hour drive from Athens and a relatively popular weekend retreat. The territory of the municipal unit hosts the site of the ancient town of Chalaeum.

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Historical population

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Year Town population Municipality population
1981 1,264 -
1991 1,369 2,494
2001 1,718 3,030
2011[1] 2,011 2,989
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