| Meganisi | |
| Name Local: | Μεγανήσι |
| Type: | municipality |
| Periph: | Ionian Islands |
| Periphunit: | Lefkada |
| Pop Municipality: | 926 |
| Area Municipality: | 22.356 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Elevation Min: | 0 |
| Elevation Max: | 309 |
| Coordinates: | 38.6667°N 67°W |
| Postal Code: | 310 83 |
| Area Code: | 26450 |
| Licence: | EY |
| Website: | meganisi.gov.gr |
| Caption Skyline: | Vathy Harbor |
Meganisi (Greek: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of the island of Lefkada. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios (pop. 2 persons) and Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km2.[1]
The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri and the ports of Vathy and Spartochori. There is also a harbour at Atheni Bay used mainly by fishing boats. Meganisi is connected with Lefkada by a car ferry service from Vathy and Spartochori. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.
Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld, believe that Meganisi was the Homeric island of Krocylea, which was part of Odysseus' kingdom.
| Year | Island population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,149 | |
| 1991 | 1,246 | |
| 2001 | 1,092 | |
| 2011 | 1,041 | |
| 2021 | 926 |