Meganisi

Meganisi

Μεγανήσι
Meganisi Μεγανήσι
Municipality
	Vathy Harbor
	Meganisi Location within the region
	Coordinates: 38°40′N 20°47′E / 38.667°N 20.783°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Lefkada
Area
• Municipality	22.356 km2 (8.632 sq mi)
Highest elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipality	926
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	310 83
Area code(s)	26450
Vehicle registration	EY
Website	meganisi.gov.gr

Meganisi (Greek: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of the island of Lefkada. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios (pop. 2 persons) and Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km².^[2]

The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri and the ports of Vathy and Spartochori. There is also a harbour at Atheni Bay used mainly by fishing boats. Meganisi is connected with Lefkada by a car ferry service from Vathy and Spartochori. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.

Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld, believe that Meganisi was the Homeric island of Krocylea, which was part of Odysseus' kingdom.

Municipality

Municipal districts

Islands

Skorpios - private island
Sparti

Historical population

Year	Island population
1981	1,149
1991	1,246
2001	1,092
2011	1,041
2021	926

Atherinos Port

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.

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[census21-1] "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

[stat01-2] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.

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