Dilinata
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Dilinata is a small settlement located 9 km northeast of Argostoli
, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50) and E of Davgata. Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata and is the point to the uneven road to Makriotika
and also to Davgata
and the western part of the island. The village sits on a mountain and a valley areas and also has farmlands as well. Faraklata also features a small cave east of the area. More valleys are to the west and east and a mountains to the south. The mountaintop of Evmorfia elevating up to 1,043 m is almost due northeast and except for the summer months, the mountain does not block the sun during the morning hours.
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 Dilinata 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 Dilinata.
Argostoli
Argostoli is a town and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit...
, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50) and E of Davgata. Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata and is the point to the uneven road to Makriotika
Makriotika
Makryotika is a village located on the slopes of Mount Agia Dynati, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia in Greece. It is one of three municipal communities within the greater municipal unit of Pylaros....
and also to Davgata
Davgata
Davgata is a small settlement in the island of Kefalonia and is also in the Potamana region in Greece. Davgata located 7 km north of Argostoli, WSW of Sami and northeast of the Argostoli-Fiskardo Road. Davgata is passed by the road linking the Argostoli-Fiskardo Road at aprooximately at the...
and the western part of the island. The village sits on a mountain and a valley areas and also has farmlands as well. Faraklata also features a small cave east of the area. More valleys are to the west and east and a mountains to the south. The mountaintop of Evmorfia elevating up to 1,043 m is almost due northeast and except for the summer months, the mountain does not block the sun during the morning hours.
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
1953 Ionian Earthquake
The Great 1953 Ionian Earthquake struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12, 1953. In mid-August 1953, beginning on 8 August there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, but the most destructive was the earthquake of August 12th...
destroyed every building in Dilinata 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 Dilinata.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 505 |
| 1991 | 719 |
| 2001 | 739 |