Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration EY Local time Friday 2:14 AM Municipality Lefkada Regional unit Lefkada | Districts 7 Postal code 310 80 Website www.sfakiotes.gr Area code 26290 Administrative region Ionian Islands | |
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Sfakiotes (Greek: Σφακιώτες) 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 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was in the town of Lazarata (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 Chora Sfakion in the island of Crete. The municipal unit also features the Melissa gorge, one of the most beautiful points of interests on the island.
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Map of Sfakiotes 310 80, Greece
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Sfakiotes is subdivided into the following communities:
Twinnings
The town is twinned with: