Sfakiotes ( el, Σφακιώτες) is 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 landlocked and located in the northern part of the island, just south of

. It has a land area of 30.494 km² and a population 1,377 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was in the town of

Lazarata Lazarata ( el, Λαζαράτα), is a village in the northern part of the island of Lefkada, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Sfakiotes. Lazarata is located 7 km southwest of the main town of Lefkada Lefkada ( el, Λευκ ...

(pop. 526). Other larger villages are Pinakochóri (214), Kávallos (180), Exántheia (pop. 170), and Spanochóri (161). The municipal name owes its origin to its first inhabitants who came from Sfakia and

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in the island of

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. The municipal unit also features the Melissa gorge, one of the most beautiful points of interest on the island.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Sfakiotes is subdivided into the following communities: * Asprogerakata * Drymonas * Exanthia * Kavallos *

* Pinakochori * Spanochori

Twinnings

The town is twinned with: *

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Population

References

External links

Official website

Sfakiotes on GTP Travel Pages
(in English and Greek)

Subdivisions

Twinnings

Population

References

External links

See also