Apollonioi
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Apollonioi Απολλώνιοι |
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Location | |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Elevation: | 0 m (0 ft) |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Periphery: | Ionian Islands |
Prefecture: | Lefkada |
Districts: | 11 |
Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
City Proper | |
- Population: | 3,235 |
- Area:[2] | 124.709 km² (48 sq mi) |
- Density: | 26 /km² (67 /sq mi) |
Codes | |
Postal: | 310 81 |
Area: | 26290 |
Auto: | EY |
Website | |
www.apollonion.gr | |
Apollonioi (Greek: Απολλώνιοι) is a municipality on the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the island. Its population was 3,235 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality is in Vasiliki (pop. 431). The municipality is the island's and the prefecture's largest in area at 124.709 km², comprising about 41 percent of Lefkada Island. Its largest towns are Ágios Pétros (pop. 578), Vasilikí, Sývros (418), and Marantochóri (327).
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[edit] Municipal districts
- Agios Petros
- Ponti Agiou Petrou
- Athani
- Agios Nikolaos Niras
- Chortata
- Dragano
- Panochori
- Evgiros
- Syvota
- Komilio
- Kontaraina or Kontarena
- Marantochori
- Nikoli
- Manassi
- Syvros
- Vasiliki
- Vournika
[edit] Information
The area features beautiful beaches on the island, its neaches are in the western side of the island, the most famous are in Porto Katsiki and in Ekremnoi. The Porto Katsiki Beach has voted the second best beaches in the world. Its town hall is located in the fishing town of Vasiliki.
[edit] Population
Year | Population | Change | Percent of the prefecture |
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1981 | - | - | - |
1991 | 3,472 | - | - |
2001 | 3,235 | -237 or -6.83% | 14.37% |
[edit] Other
Apollonioi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasia (secondary school), banks, churches and a few squares (plateies).
[edit] External links
- Apollonioi on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Map and aerial photos:
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- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
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