Vlachata Explained

Vlachata
Name Local:Βλαχάτα
Type:community
Periph:Ionian Islands
Periphunit:Kefalonia
Municipality:Argostoli
Pop Community:799
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:200
Coordinates:38.1233°N 57.5°W
Postal Code:281 00
Area Code:26710
Licence:KE

Vlachata (Greek: Βλαχάτα, also Βλαχάτα Εικοσιμίας) is a village and a community in the eastern part of the municipal unit of Leivatho near the south coast of the island of Kefalonia, Greece. To avoid confusion with another Vlachata near Sami, it is also known as Vlachata Eikosimias. The community consists of the villages Vlachata and Simotata, which is 2 km east of Vlachata. Vlachata is situated on a mountain slope above the Ionian Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. Mount Ainos, the highest point of Cephalonia, is 4 km to the northeast. Vlachata is 1 km northwest of Lourdata, 2 km southeast of Mousata, 13 km southwest of Poros and 13 km southeast of Argostoli. The road from Argostoli to Poros runs through Vlachata. Vlachata suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake.

Historical population

Year Village population Community population
1981 589 -
1991 520 -
2001 578 -
2011 699 853
2021 652 799

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