Meganisi

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Meganisi or Meganissi (Greek:, Modern: Μεγανήσι, literally big island), older forms: Meganision and Meganission 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 Spárti. Its total population was 1,092 at the 2001 census. But for the two persons on Skorpiós, all lived on the island of Meganísi.

The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri (pop. 492) and the ports of Vathy (145) and Spartochori (or Spiglia, 453). 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. Meganissi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), banks, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.

Municipality

Municipal districts

• Katomeri
• Spartochori
• Vathy

Islands

• Skorpios - private island
• Sparti

Historical Population

Year	Island Population	Change
1981	1,149	-
1991	1,246	+97/+8.44
2001	1,092	-154/-12.36%

See also

• List of settlements in the Lefkada prefecture

References

External links

• Official website
• Ellomenos on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
• Map and aerial photos:
• Street map information from: Mapquest, or Google or
• Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates:

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