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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
 |name = Mathraki
 |name_local = Μαθράκι
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Mathrakiou.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
|periph = [[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]]
|periphunit         = [[Corfu (regional unit)|Corfu]]
|municipality = [[Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands]]
 |pop_municunit = 174
 |population_as_of = 2021
 |area_municunit = 3.532
 |elevation_max = 152
 |coordinates = {{coord|39|46|N|19|31|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 |postal_code = 491 00
 |area_code = 26630
 |licence = ΚΥ
 |website = [http://mathraki.net mathraki.net]
 |image_skyline      = [[File:Mathraki and Othoni.JPG|230 px]]
 |caption_skyline    = The Diapontian islands, with Mathraki on the left
}}
'''Mathraki''' ({{langx|el|Μαθράκι}}, {{langx|grc|Μαθράκιον}}) is an island and a former community of the [[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]], [[Greece]]. It is one of the [[Diapontian Islands]]. Since the 2019 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of [[Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands]], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=gazette>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFqnM3eAbJzrXdtvSoClrL87TVLbP6RgP3tIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6qSYtMQEkEHLwnFqmgJSA5UkHEKavWyL4FoKqSe4BlOTSpEWYhszF8P8UqWb_zFijOYvZQ9oVzh_eHrjhF2IgFB0wiv-nanwQoPLtSkFjBWO|title=Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010|trans-title=Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010|page=1164|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 3.532 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> Mathraki is a 45-minute boat ride off the coast of Corfu (4 NM from Cape Arilas). It has three restaurants that double as general stores, villas and "rooms to let". Mathraki is a quiet island that manages to stay clear of tourists except for the occasional hikers that brave the rocky coastline. The municipal unit includes the three nearby islets [[Diakopo]], [[Diaplo]] and [[Diapontia Islands|Tracheia]].

==History==
[[File:Diapontia Island flag.jpg|thumb|Diapontia Islands flag]]
Mathraki was inhabited since the 16th century by settlers from the nearby islands of [[Paxoi]] and [[Othonoi]]. The origin of its name is unknown, but according to a popular tradition, derives from ''anthrakia'', because in the past the island had been burnt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Στο λιμάνι της γαλήνης|date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.kathimerini.gr/394099/article/politismos/arxeio-politismoy/sto-limani-ths-galhnhs|publisher=kathimerini.gr|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> It became part of Greece in 1864, when the [[Ionian islands]] were ceded to Greece by the British. Today it is a serene and tranquil place for holidays. In 2021, the only [[Primary school|elementary school]] of the island re-opened after 21 years with only one student.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IEFIMERIDA.GR|first=NEWSROOM|date=2021-09-15|title=Ανοιξε μετά από 21 χρόνια το σχολείο στο νησί Μαθράκι, με έναν μαθητή, τον Τάσο -Συγκίνηση στον αγιασμό [βίντεο] {{!}} ΕΛΛΑΔΑ|url=https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/sholeio-mathraki-enas-mathitis-iefimerida-agiasmos|access-date=2021-09-15|website=iefimerida.gr|language=el}}</ref>

==Historical population==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" |Population  
|-
| 2001
! scope="row" | 297
|-
| 2011
! scope="row" | 329 
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" | 174
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*Official site from Local Authority [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075451/http://mathraki.corfumail.gr/ Official site from Mathraki Local Authority (Languages Greek-English-Italian]
*Official site from Prefecture of Corfu [http://www.corfuvisit.net/default.asp?id=35&mnu=5&content=&ACT=0&grp=&LangID=English Official site from Prefecture of Corfu (multi language)]
*Website for Mathraki Island www.mathraki.net [http://www.mathraki.net]

{{Ionian Islands}}
{{Central Corfu div}}

[[Category:Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)]]
[[Category:Ports and harbours of Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of the Ionian Islands (region)]]
[[Category:Landforms of Corfu (regional unit)]]


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