Lefkada (city)

Lefkada City Πόλη της Λευκάδας
Municipal unit
Marka Square
Lefkada City Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°50′02″N 20°42′31″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Lefkada
Municipality	Lefkada
Area
• Municipal unit	60.628 km^2 (23.409 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	13,540
• Municipal unit density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
• Community	9,253
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	311 00
Area code(s)	26450
Vehicle registration	ΕΥ

Lefkada City (Greek: Πόλη της Λευκάδας, Póli tis Lefkádas) 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 population of 9,253 inhabitants at the 2021 census. The municipal unit has a land area of 60.628 square kilometres (23.409 sq mi)[3] and a population of 13,540 (2021).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Lefkada is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Lefkada City (Lefkada City, Fryni, Kalligoni)
• Agios Nikitas
• Alexandros (Alexandros, Kollyvata, Nikiana)
• Apolpaina
• Kalamitsi
• Kariotes
• Katouna (Katouna, Episkopos, Lygia)
• Tsoukalades (Tsoukalades, Kalavros)

Climate

Climate data for Levkas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)	22 (71)
Mean daily minimum °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 (56)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	160 (6.2)	120 (4.8)	91 (3.6)	64 (2.5)	41 (1.6)	20 (0.8)	5.1 (0.2)	20 (0.8)	46 (1.8)	140 (5.7)	160 (6.2)	210 (8.4)	1,080 (42.6)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Culture

Architecture

The church Panagia ton Xenon

The buildings of Lefkada City is a characteristic sample of anti-earthquake structure. The houses are built with wooden material, whole logs, stone chip and other more light materials. The city plan is based in the medieval city plan of Lefkada City. This was developed during the Venetian rule.[5] Lefkada City has old temples built with local traditional architecture. The more famous are the temple of Agios Spyridon, Agioi Anargyroi and Panagia ton Xenon.

Sports

Lefkada City hosts sport clubs in several sports. The most historic is Tilikratis F.C., that was founded in 1925 and recently has played in Gamma Ethniki (third division).

Sport clubs based in Lefkada
Club	Founded	Sports	Achievements
Tilikratis F.C.	1925	Football	Earlier presence in Gamma Ethniki
Doxa Lefkadas	1981	Basketball	Presence in A1 Ethniki
Niki Lefkadas	2006	Basketball	Presence in A1 Ethniki women

Gallery

• 
  The cultural center is housing the archaeological museum of Lefkada
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  Lefkada public library
• 
  Theotokos church
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  Monastery Faneromeni[6]

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Levkas, Greece". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
5. "Architecture". lefkada.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
6. Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni (Greek)