Razata

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Statistics
Prefecture:	Kefalonia
Province:	Kranoi
Municipality:	Argostoli
Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest:	western part (about 50 to 60 m) 165 m northeastern part (about 600 to 650 m)
Postal code:	281 00
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26710
Car designation:	`KE`

Fragkata (Greek: Ραζάτα) is a village located 5 km east of Argostoli, W of Sami and 2 km south of Faraklata on the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50). The village sits on a hillside and amphitheatrically. Razata is situated in a small valley area, the Omalon mountains cover the southeast and the Potamana mountains to the north where the boundary of Argostoli and Omalon is located. Razata forms a junction with a road linking to Faraklata and Dilinata. A Mycenaean acropolis is situated near Razata.

Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with business relating to shops and a gas station. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake destroyed every building in Razata that took months to rebuilt, it also lost people in the village. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Valsamata.