Kanali Regional Market
Kanali, a settlement on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, holds European Regional Market standing under the co-location screening framework's composition gate. The framework's nearest major metropolitan reference point for the market is Patras, 219.8 kilometres away — the longest such distance among Greece's seven current entries, and one that crosses open water to the Greek mainland. Kanali carries one Regional-tier co-location cluster.
Overview
According to Wikipedia (accessed 2026-08-25), Kanali recorded 4,768 residents at the 2021 census, within the municipality of Central Corfu and the Diapontian Islands. The settlement functions as a community of the city of Corfu and has grown steadily from roughly 2,700 residents in 1991, reflecting gradual island development rather than rapid metropolitan expansion.
Regional Market Standing
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan reference point | Patras |
| Distance | 219.8 km |
| Co-location clusters | 1 Regional-tier |
| Catchment population | 121,909 |
| Catchment method | Strongest member cluster (single-cluster fallback) |
Kanali has one Regional-tier co-location cluster. Flagged, not resolved: Corfu has no land connection to Patras, so the 219.8 km reference distance measures the framework's nearest continental reference point, not a commuting distance — a reminder that this field is a screening-algorithm reference, not an administrative or commuter relationship. Cluster-level detail — the specific retail and civic anchors composing the cluster — is pending the underlying GIS dataset and is not included in this stub. See Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe for the full Top 400 set and Co-location Methodology for how markets qualify.
See Also
- Greece Regional Market Index
- Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe
- Regional Markets Intelligence System
- Co-location Methodology
References
- Kanali, Corfu — Wikipedia, accessed 2026-08-25
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