Apollonioi

Apollonioi Απολλώνιοι
Location
Apollonioi
Coordinates	38°38′N 20°36′E
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Ionian Islands
Regional unit:	Lefkada
Municipality:	Lefkada
Districts:	11
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
- Population:	3,235
- Area:	124.709 km2 (48 sq mi)
- Density:	26 /km2 (67 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation:	0 m ­(0 ft)
Postal:	310 81
Telephone:	26290
Auto:	EY
Website
www.apollonion.gr

Apollonioi (Greek: Απολλώνιοι) is 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 located in the southwestern part of the island. Its population was 3,235 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was in Vasiliki (pop. 431). Its area is 124.709 km², comprising about 41 percent of Lefkada Island. Its largest towns are Ágios Pétros (pop. 578), Vasilikí, Sývros (418), and Marantochóri (327). The area features beautiful beaches on the western side of the island, the most famous are in Porto Katsiki and in Ekremnoi. The Porto Katsiki Beach has been voted the second best beach in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Apollonioi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Ilias
• Agios Petros (Agios Petros, Ponti Agiou Petrou)
• Athani (Athani, Agios Nikolaos Niras)
• Chortata
• Dragano (Dragano, Panochori)
• Evgiros (Evgiros, Syvota)
• Komili
• Kontaraina
• Marantochori
• Nikolis (Nikolis, Manasi)
• Syvros
• Vasiliki
• Vournikas

Population

Year	Population
1991	3,472
2001	3,235

External links

• Apollonioi on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)