Lefkada (city)
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 8,673 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The municipal unit has a land area of 60.628 square kilometres (23.409 sq mi)[3] and a population of 13,490. Its next largest towns are Lygiá (pop. 930), Nikiána (724), Apólpaina (819), Frýni (494), Kariótes (532), and Tsoukaládes (514).
Lefkada City Πόλη της Λευκάδας | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| • Municipal unit | 60.628 km2 (23.409 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 13,490 |
| • Municipal unit density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 9,364 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 311 00 |
| Area code(s) | 26450 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΥ (Epsilon Upsilon) |
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)
- Sfakiotes
Climate
| Climate data for Levkas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
22 (71) |
| 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 (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 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
Lefkada public library
Theotokos church
Monastery Faneromeni[6]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "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.
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Levkas, Greece". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- "Architecture". lefkada.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni (Greek)