Prokopata

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Statistics
Prefecture:	Kefalonia
Province:	Kranoi
Municipality:	Argostoli
Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest:	western part (about 30 m) 100 m northeastern part (about 250 m)
Postal code:	281 00
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26710
Car designation:	`KE`

Prokopata (Greek: Προκοπάτα) is a small settlement located 3 km northeast of Argostoli, W of Sami and 1 km north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50). The village sits on a valley area and are surrounded by forests to the west and south and the Potamana mountains to the north and east. Prokopata has a church including Saint Barbara.

Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture. 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 Prokopata 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 Prokopata.