Karya, Lefkada

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Coordinates: 38°45′N, 20°39′E

Karya  (Καρυά)
Location
Karya, Lefkada (Greece)
Karya, Lefkada
Coordinates 38°45′N, 20°39′E
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Ionian Islands
Prefecture: Lefkada
Districts: 3
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
 - Population: 1,427
Codes
Postal codes: 310 81
Area codes: 26290
License plate codes: EY

Karya (Greek: Καρυά), also Karia is a municipality in the northcentral part of the island of Lefkada, Greece. Population 1,427 (2001). A large part of the population live in the municipal seat. Karya is linked with the main road linking Lefkada and Vassiliki or the southernmost area of the island. The village is located on the slopes of Pyrgos at 500 m above sea level. The highest point in the municipality is the mountain named Stavrota elevating 1,158 m.

Karya was linked with pavement in the mid-20th century, hydro and phone lines soon followed as well as more paved roads in the 1980s.

Contents

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Egklouvi
    • Ammokampos
  • Karya
  • Pigadisanoi

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Population

Year Village Population Change Municipal population Change Percent of the
municipality
1981 1,152 - - - -
1991 957 -195 or -16,93% - 1,497 -
2001 989 32 or3.34 % 1,247 250 or 16.7% 15.47%

[edit] Other

Karya has a school, a lyceum (middle school), banks, churches and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

The municipality of Karya
Municipal districts
Egklouvi (Ammokampos) | Karya | Pigadisanoi


Municipalities and communities of the Lefkada Prefecture
Apollonioi • Ellomenos • Karya • Lefkada (city) • Meganisi • Sfakiotes
Kalamos • Kastos


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