Chionata
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| Chionata or Hionata Χιονάτα |
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| Prefecture: | Kefalonia |
| Province: | Kranoi |
| Municipality: | Eleios-Pronnoi |
| Municipal district: | Chionata |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.0765 (38° 4' 38") N 20.718 (20° 43' 11") E |
| Population: (2001) -Village -Percent of the municipality |
53 (+4 or +8.16%) 170 31.18% 18.3% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
about 100 m 237 m about 500 to 600 m |
| Postal code: | GR-280 85 |
| Car designation: | KE |
Chionata or Hionata (Greek: Χιονάτα) is a settlement in the island of Kefalonia, Greece. Its 2001 population was 53 for the village and 170 for the municipal district.
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[edit] Settlements
[edit] Nearest places
- Kolaitis, northeast
- Valerianos, east
- Thiramonas, south
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal district population | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
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| 1991 | 49 | N/A | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 53 | +4 or +8.16% | 170 | 31.18% | 13.8% (village) 4.43% (municipal district) |
[edit] Location and transportation
Chionata is located south of Sami, about 30 km west of Poros and about 20 km east of Argostoli. Chionata is connected with the Argostoli-Poros Road which is nearly 1 km to the north. It is connected with a road linking Argostoli and Skala.
The village has about 2 km of paved road and about 5 to 6 km of gravel road. It has about 4 km of hydro lines.
[edit] Geography
Its geography are mountainous and are made up of farmlands. It sits on a mountain slope, the area are mainly deforested. Farmlands are within the village.
[edit] History
Chionata was ruled by the Venetians until the Napoleonic Wars when it was French mostly throughout, it was briefly Russian and Ottoman with autonomous administration, and again French, after the invasion until 1864, it became a part of Britain with its possession, the United States of the Ionian Islands until it finally ceded to Greece. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, some of its buildings were rebuilt. Atsoupades was dramatically devastated by the 1953 Ionian Earthquake and took a few years to rebuild with modern architecture and a disappearance of stone built houses. Arginia became connected with asphalt in the 1970s. More pavement was accessed in the 1990s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.
[edit] Panorama
Chionata offers a view of the Ionian Sea and the slope area along with the southern Mount Ainos and the southern part of the island, it also offers a view of the island of Zakynthos and a part of the mainland otherwise, the nearby mountain slope blocks a part of the panoramic scenery.
[edit] Economy
Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, cattle, fruits, vegetables and other crops.
[edit] Other
Chionata has a church, and a square (plateia). Its nearest school is in Arginia and its gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in Poros or Pessada?.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Chionata at the GTP Travel Pages
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
| The municipality of Eleios-Pronnoi |
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| Greece | Ionian Islands | Kefalonia | Sami? | Eleios-Pronnoi |
