Meganisi (

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: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") is a

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and

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immediately to the east-southeast of 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 ...

. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios (pop. 2 persons) and

Sparti Sparta ( el, Σπάρτη ) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2011) of 35,259, of whom 17,408 li ...

. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km². Its total population was 1,041 at the 2011 census. The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri (pop. 492) and the ports of Vathy (145) and Spartochori (453 inhabitants). There is also a harbour at Atheni Bay used mainly by fishing boats. Meganisi is connected with Lefkada by a car ferry service from Vathy and Spartochori. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares ('' plateies''). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on

. Some researchers, including

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estimate that Meganisi was the

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ic island of Krocylea, which was part of

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' kingdom.

Municipality

Municipal districts

* Katomeri * Spartochori * Vathy

Islands

* Skorpios - private island *

Historical population

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Islands of Greece Islands of the Ionian Islands (region) Municipalities of the Ionian Islands (region) Populated places in Lefkada (regional unit) Landforms of Lefkada (regional unit) {{Ionian-geo-stub

Municipality

Municipal districts

Islands

Historical population

See also

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