Sfakiotes is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,...

, Ionian Islands

Ionian Islands Periphery

Ionian Islands is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the historical region of the Ionian Islands, except for the island of Kythera which belongs to Attica.-Administration:...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is landlocked and located in the northern part of the island, just south of Lefkada

Lefkada (city)

Lefkada is a city and a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital and main town of the island of Lefkada, located in the northern and...

. It has a land area of 30.494 km² and a population 1,862 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in the town of Lazarata

Lazarata

Lazarata , is a town located in the eastern part of the island of Lefkada, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Sfakiotes. Lazarata is located south of the main town of Lefkada, northwest of Nydri and northeast of Vasiliki-Population:...

 (pop. 454). Other larger villages are Exántheia (pop. 374), Kávallos (307), Pinakochóri (247), and Spanochóri (219). The municipal name owes its origin to its first inhabitants who came from Sfakia

Sfakia

Sfakiá is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania peripheral unit. It is considered one of the few places in Greece to never have been fully occupied by foreign powers...

 and Chora Sfakion in the island of Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

. The municipal unit also features the Melissa gorge, one of the most beautiful points of interests on the island.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Sfakiotes is subdivided into the following communities:

• Asprogerakata
• Drymonas
• Exanthia
• Kavallos
• Lazarata
  Lazarata
  Lazarata , is a town located in the eastern part of the island of Lefkada, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Sfakiotes. Lazarata is located south of the main town of Lefkada, northwest of Nydri and northeast of Vasiliki-Population:...
  
  
• Pinakochori
• Spanochori

External links

• Official website
• Sfakiotes on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)