The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e. "the Seven Islands", but the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones.
Lefkada is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Lefkada. The regional unit consists of the islands of Lefkada, Meganisi, Kalamos, Kastos and several smaller islands, all in the Ionian Sea.
Kálamos, is a mountainous island and a former community in the Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies east of Lefkada, near the Greek mainland. It has an wintering population of around 500 people, which is swelled substantially in the summer by tourists. The name Kalamos means reed in Greek and the presence of this plant along its coastline in the past may have given its name. Another version is that the island had several beaches with good sand( Kali Ammos in Greek) hence the name given. Its population was 496 at the 2011 census. The land area is 24.964 km2 (9.639 sq mi), and its highest point is 754 m (2,474 ft) above sea level.
Lefkada City is a city and 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 the capital and main town of the island of Lefkada, 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 60.628 square kilometres (23.409 sq mi) and a population of 13,490. Its next largest towns are Lygiá, Nikiána (724), Apólpaina (819), Frýni (494), Kariótes (532), and Tsoukaládes (514).
Meganisi is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of the island of Lefkada. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios and Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km2. Its total population was 1,041 at the 2011 census.
Kastos is a Greek island and a former community east of 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. Until 1974, when it became part of the Lefkada Prefecture, the island was administered under the Cephalonia Prefecture. The nearest island is Kalamos, with a deep channel between them; the mainland is approximately 5 kilometres to the northeast in Aetolia-Acarnania.
Arkoudi is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is situated 5 km (3 mi) south of Lefkada, 6 km (4 mi) northeast of Ithaca and 7 km (4 mi) southwest of Meganisi. It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca. As of 2011, it had no resident population.
Agios Nikitas is a village on the island of Lefkada, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Lefkada (city). It is a small beach resort, situated on the northwestern coast, 4 km northwest of Karya and 10 km southwest of Lefkada city. The village has a church.
Agios Petros is a town in the municipal unit of Apollonioi in the southern part of the Lefkada Island in Greece. Agios Petros is situated on a mountain slope, 4 km north of Vasiliki, 4 km west of Syvros, and 21 km southwest of Lefkada.
Alexandros is a village and a community of the municipal unit of Lefkada (city), Greece in the island of Lefkada. The community includes the villages Nikiana, Alexandros and Kollyvata. Nikiana is situated on the east coast of the island, 6 km east of Karya and 8 km south of Lefkada city.
Apollonioi 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 located in the southwestern part of the island. Its population was 2,768 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was in Vasiliki. Its area is 124.709 km², comprising about 41 percent of Lefkada Island. Its largest towns are Ágios Pétros, Vasilikí, Sývros (379), and Marantochóri (330). The area features beautiful beaches on the western side of the island, the most famous are in Porto Katsiki and in Ekremnoi. The Porto Katsiki Beach has been voted the second best beach in the world.
Ellomenos 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 located in the southeastern part of the island, and has a land area of 56.017 km². Its population was 3,570 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was in the town of Nydri. Its next largest towns are Vlychó (440), Perigiáli (315), and Kallithéa (428).
Karya 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 lies in the central part of Lefkada. It has a land area of 30.867 km² and a population of 871. A large part of the population live in the former municipal seat, the town of Karyá.
Sfakiotes 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 located in the northern part of the island, just south of Lefkada. It has a land area of 30.494 km² and a population 1,377. The seat of the municipality was in the town of Lazarata. Other larger villages are Pinakochóri (214), Kávallos (180), Exántheia, and Spanochóri (161). The municipal name owes its origin to its first inhabitants who came from Sfakia and Chora Sfakion in the island of Crete. The municipal unit also features the Melissa gorge, one of the most beautiful points of interest on the island.
Vasiliki (Greek: Βασιλική, Vasilikí; formerly Voivoida is a town in the municipal unit of Apollonioi, on the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is situated on the south coast, 4 km south of Agios Petros and 25 km southwest of Lefkada.
The Greek National Road 42 is a highway in northwestern Aetolia-Acarnania and in Lefkada, Greece. It links the town of Lefkada with the Greek National Road 5 in Amfilochia, passing through the town of Vonitsa.
Tilikratis Football Club, also known as AO Tilikratis Lefkada is a Greek association football club based on the island of Lefkada (Lefkas), Greece. Τηλυκράτης is the highest placed soccer team from the Greek island of Lefkada. As of 2011 they played in Group 5 of Delta Ethniki and, a few days before the end of the season 2010–11, they won the group to go on to compete in Football League 2 for the 2011–12 season.
Doxa Lefkadas B.C., or simply Doxa B.C., is a professional basketball club that is located on the island of Lefkada, in Lefkada City, Greece. The club currently plays in Greek basketball's 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League.
