The Cephalonia Prefecture ( el, Νομός Κεφαλληνίας) was a prefecture in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

, containing the Ionian islands of

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...

and Ithaca. In 2011 the prefectural self-government was abolished and the territory is now covered by the regional units of

and Ithaca.

Provinces

It was previously divided into 3 eparchies (

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

), and one independent municipality, Ithaca: *

Krani Province Kranaia was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture of Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal units Argostoli, Eleios-Pronnoi, Leivathos Leivatho ( el, Λειβαθώ) is a former municipality on the isla ...

Argostoli Argostoli ( el, Αργοστόλι, Katharevousa: Ἀργοστόλιον) is a town and a municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is one of the three municipalities on the isla ...

* Paliki Province -

Lixouri Lixouri ( el, Ληξούρι) is a town and a municipality in the island of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. It is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki, and the second largest town in Kefalonia after Argostoli ...

* Sami Province -

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Municipalities

The prefecture was divided into eight municipalities and one community: *

Eleios-Pronnoi Eleios-Pronnoi ( el, Ελειός-Πρόννοι) is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argostoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The m ...

* Erisos * Ithaca * Leivathos *

Paliki Paliki ( el, Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kefalonia. In 2019 this municipality was divided int ...

Pylaros Pylaros ( el, Πύλαρος) is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sami, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the north-cent ...

* Omala (Community) All of the preceding are on the

island, except Ithaca, which is on its own island of the same name.

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Prefectures of Greece Geography of the Ionian Islands (region) History of Cephalonia Ithaca 1864 establishments in Greece States and territories established in 1864 2010 disestablishments in Greece States and territories disestablished in 2010

Provinces

Municipalities

See also

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