Koryfi, Elis

Community in Greece

Koryfi Κορυφή
Community
37°46′N 21°26′E / 37.767°N 21.433°E / 37.767; 21.433
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)

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.

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.

Population

Year	Population village	Population community
1981	180	-
1991	178	-
2001	276	301
2011	223	246
2021	117	124

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ Κορυφή (Ηλείας), EETAA local government changes