Ithaca (regional unit)

Ithaca (Greek: Ιθάκη) is one of the regional units of Greece.[3] It is part of the region of the Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Vathy. The regional unit consists of the islands of Ithaca, Atokos, Arkoudi, Oxeia, Drakonera and several smaller islands, all in the Ionian Sea.[4] It has one municipality, Ithaca.[5] The municipality includes islets other than Ithaca including two near Cape Melissa, Arkoudi and Atokos to the northeast and the numerous islets in the Echinades Island group (the larger ones being Drakonera, Makri, Oxeia, Petalas, and Vromonas) to the east near the mainland of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its largest towns are Vathy (pop. 1,676 in 2021), Perachori (368), Stavros (327), Platreithias (221), and Kioni (131).

Ithaca
Περιφερειακή ενότητα / Δήμος
Ιθάκης
Regional unit and municipality
Ithaca
Ithaca within Ionian Islands
Coordinates: 38°26′00″N 20°44′54″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
SeatVathy
Government
 • MayorDionysios Stanitsas[1] (since 2014)
Area
 • Municipality117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality2,862
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
283 0x
Vehicle registrationKE
Websiteithaki.gr

In 2011, as part of the Kallikratis plan, the previous prefecture of Cephalonia was divided into the regional units of Cephalonia and Ithaca.[5]

The municipality Ithaca is subdivided into the following communities:[6]

  • Ithaca (Vathy, incl. Aetos)
  • Anogi
  • Exogi
  • Kioni
  • Lefki (incl. Agios Ioannis)
  • Perachori
  • Platreithias (incl. Frikes)
  • Stavros

References
  1. Municipality of Ithaca, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. "Ithaca | island, Greece | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. "Relation: Ithaca Regional Unit (5225311)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis Programme law text
  6. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
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