Lefkada City ( el, Πόλη της Λευκάδας, ''Póli tis Lefkádas'') is a city and a former municipality on the island of

Lefkada Lefkada ( el, Λευκάδα, ''Lefkáda'', ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas ( Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, ''Leukás'', modern pronunciation ''Lefkás'') and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of G ...

, Ionian Islands,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital and main town of the island of

, located in the northern and northeastern part of the island. The city had a population of 8,673 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The municipal unit has a land area of and a population of 13,490. Its next largest towns are Lygiá (pop. 930), Nikiána (724), Apólpaina (819), Frýni (494), Kariótes (532), and Tsoukaládes (514).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Lefkada is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Lefkada City (Lefkada City, Fryni, Kalligoni) * Agios Nikitas * Alexandros (Alexandros, Kollyvata, Nikiana) * Apolpaina * Kalamitsi * Kariotes *

Katouna Katouna is a settlement in the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its population at the 2011 census was 1827.Tsoukalades (Tsoukalades, Kalavros) *

Sfakiotes Sfakiotes ( el, Σφακιώτες) is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It is landlocked and loc ...

Climate

Culture

Architecture

The buildings of Lefkada City is a characteristic sample of anti-earthquake structure. The houses are built with wooden material, whole logs, stone chip and other more light materials. The city plan is based in the medieval city plan of Lefkada City. This was developed during the Venetian rule. Lefkada City has old temples built with local traditional architecture. The more famous are the temple of Agios Spyridon, Agioi Anargyroi and Panagia ton Xenon.

Sports

Lefkada City hosts sport clubs in several sports. The most historic is Tilikratis F.C., that was founded in 1925 and recently has played in

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 19 ...

(third division).

Gallery

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is housing the

archaeological museum An archaeology museum is a museum that specializes in the display of archaeological Types Many archaeology museum are in the open air, such as the Ancient Agora of Athens and the Roman Forum. Others display artifacts inside buildings, such as ...

of Lefkada File:Lefkada Public Library.JPG, Lefkada

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants. There are five fundamen ...

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References

Populated places in Lefkada (regional unit) Greek prefectural capitals {{Ionian-geo-stub