Leivatho Explained

Leivatho
Name Local:	Λειβαθώ
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Ionian Islands
Periphunit:	Kefalonia
Pop Municunit:	5765
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	62.6
Coordinates:	38.1333°N 56°W
Licence:	ΚΕ

Leivatho (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λειβαθώ) is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argostoli, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] It lies south of Argostoli, on the central south coast of the island, and has a land area of 62.626 km²^[2] and a population of 5,765 (2021 census).

Subdivisions

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

• Kerameies (seat of the former municipality)
• Karavados
• Lakithra (Lakithra, Menegata)
• Lourdata
• Metaxata
• Mousata
• Peratata (Peratata, Kastro)
• Pesada (Pesada, Dorizata, Kountourata)
• Spartia (Spartia, Kleismata, Korianna)
• Svoronata
• Vlachata (Vlachata, Simotata)

See also

• List of settlements in Cephalonia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010. Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010. 1164. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .