Lefkada

Lefkada is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of . The capital of the regional unit is the town of . The regional unit consists of the islands of , , , and several smaller islands, all in the Ionian Sea.
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  • Type: regional unit of Greece with 22,900 residents
  • Description: regional unit of Greece
  • Also known as: Lefkada Prefecture”, “Lefkada Regional Unit”, “Lefkás”, “Levkás”, “Nomós Levkádhas”, and “Nomós Levkádhos

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karya and Lazarata.

Village
is a former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
, is a village in the northern part of the island of , . It was the seat of the former municipality of Sfakiotes. is located 7 km southwest of the main town of and 3 km northeast of .

Village
is a village and a community of the municipal unit of , in the island of . The community includes the villages Nikiana, and Kollyvata.

Lefkada

Latitude
38.75° or 38° 45′ north
Longitude
20.6667° or 20° 40′ east
Population
22,900
Elevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)
Open location code
8GC2QM28+2M
Geo­Names ID
258445
Wiki­data ID
Q1248071
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lefkada” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ليفكاذا (مقاطعه)
  • Arabic: ليفكاذا
  • Armenian: Լեֆկաս
  • Basque: Leukada (unitate erregionala)
  • Basque: Leukada
  • Belarusian: Лефкас
  • Cebuano: Lefkada
  • Chinese: 莱夫卡斯专区
  • Croatian: Prefektura Lefkada
  • Czech: Lefkada
  • Danish: Lefkada
  • Dutch: Lefkada
  • Estonian: Lefkáda piirkonnaüksus
  • Finnish: Lefkaksen alueyksikkö
  • Finnish: Lefkas
  • French: district régional de Leucade
  • French: Leucade
  • French: nome de Leucade
  • Georgian: ლეფკადა (ნომი)
  • Georgian: ლეფკადის ნომი
  • German: GR-24
  • German: Lefkada
  • Greek: Lefkáda
  • Greek: Levkádha
  • Greek: Nomós Lefkádos
  • Greek: Λευκάδα
  • Greek: Λευκάς
  • Greek: Νομός Λεθκάδος
  • Greek: Νομός Λευκάδας
  • Greek: Νομός Λευκάδος
  • Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Λευκάδας
  • Ido: Provinco Leukada
  • Italian: Leucade
  • Italian: Unità periferica di Leucade
  • Japanese: レフカダ県
  • Korean: 레프카다 현
  • Korean: 레프카다현
  • Latin: Leucas
  • Lithuanian: Lefkados nomas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lefkada
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Periferieininga Levkáda
  • Norwegian: Lefkada
  • Persian: لفکادا (واحد استانی)
  • Persian: لفکادا
  • Polish: Jednostka regionalna Leukada
  • Russian: Лефкада
  • Russian: Лефкас
  • Serbian: Префектура Лефкада
  • Serbo-Croatian: Prefektura Lefkada
  • Slovenian: GR-24
  • Slovenian: Lefkada
  • Slovenian: Levkada
  • Spanish: Leucade
  • Spanish: Léucade
  • Spanish: Prefectura de Leucade
  • Spanish: Prefectura de Léucade
  • Spanish: Unidad periférica de Lefkada
  • Spanish: Unidad periferica de Leucade
  • Spanish: unidad periférica de Léucade
  • Spanish: Unidad periférica de Léucade
  • Spanish: Unidad Regional de Lefkada
  • Turkish: Aya Mavri
  • Turkish: Ayamavra
  • Turkish: Ayamavri ilçesi
  • Turkish: Lefkada
  • Turkish: Levkas
  • Turkish: Santa Maura
  • Ukrainian: Лефкада
  • Ukrainian: Лефкас
  • Urdu: لیفکادا

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lefkada”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.