Lefkada (city)
| Lefkada Λευκάδα |
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 Lefkada
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| Coordinates | 38°50′N 20°42′E / 38.833°N 20.700°ECoordinates: 38°50′N 20°42′E / 38.833°N 20.700°E |
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Location within the regional unit
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit: | Lefkada |
| Municipality: | Lefkada |
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| - Population: | 16,307 |
| - Area: | 60.628 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 269 /km2 (697 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Postal code: | 311 00 |
| Telephone: | 26450 |
| Auto: | ΕΥ |
Lefkada (Greek: Λευκάδα - Lefkáda) 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.[2] 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 2001 census population of 13,947 inhabitants. The municipal unit has a land area of 60.628 km² and a population of 16,307. Its next largest towns are Lygiá (pop. 739), Nikiána (666), Apólpaina (507), Frýni (444), Kariótes (442), and Tsoukaládes (431).
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Lefkada is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Lefkada (Lefkada, Fryni, Kalligoni)
- Agios Nikitas
- Alexandros (Alexandros, Kollyvata, Nikiana)
- Apolpaina
- Kalamitsi
- Kariotes
- Katouna (Katouna, Episkopos, Lygia)
- Tsoukalades (Tsoukalades, Kalavros)
Climate
| Climate data for Levkas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
16 (60) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
28 (82) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
27 (81) |
23 (73) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
21.8 (71.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
7 (44) |
8 (46) |
11 (51) |
15 (59) |
18 (65) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (65) |
14 (58) |
11 (51) |
8 (46) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 157 (6.2) |
122 (4.8) |
91 (3.6) |
64 (2.5) |
41 (1.6) |
20 (0.8) |
5 (0.2) |
20 (0.8) |
46 (1.8) |
145 (5.7) |
157 (6.2) |
213 (8.4) |
1,081 (42.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
Other
Lefkada has schools, a few lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia, banks, churches and squares (plateies).
References
- ^ De Facto Polulation of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Levkas, Greece". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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