Doukades
Community in Greece
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Doukades (Greek: Δουκάδες) is a village and a community in the northwestern part of the island of Corfu. It is located in the municipal unit of Palaiokastritsa. The community includes the village Papathanatika. Hills dominate the area.
Doukades
Δουκάδες | |
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  Doukades Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′N 19°44′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands |
| Municipal unit | Palaiokastritsa |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 487 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΥ |
Population
| Year | Settlement population | Community population |
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| 1981 | 491 | - |
| 1991 | 492 | - |
| 2001 | 678 | 689 |
| 2011 | 630 | 724 |
| 2021 | 407 | 487 |
History
According to I. Bounia, the name of the settlement came from its first inhabitants who bore the name Doukas (Δούκας, meaning duke). The earliest written reference to Doukades is a notary writing from 1616. Of interest are the restored stone mansion of the family Theotokis, the Venetian type "Sagrado" of Kouartano, and the building of the elementary school at the entrance of the village.
Doukades was characterized as a traditional settlement with the law of October 19, 1978 No. 594 IV / November 13, 1998 (Codical statistics, number 22.1.137.01).