Agios Petros, Lefkada
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| Agios Petros Άγιος Πέτρος |
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Lefkada |
| Province: | none |
| Municipality: | Apollonioi |
| Number of municipal districts: | 2 (Agios Petros Ponti Agiou Petrou) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.64 (38°39'58") N 21.601 (21°36'7") E |
| Population: (2001) -Municipal district: -Village: Percent of the municipality |
617 578 4.88% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
330 m |
| Postal code: | GR-310 82 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-26420 |
| Car designation: | EY |
Agios Petros (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος) is a town in the municipality of Apollonii of the Lefkada Prefecture in the southern part of the Lefkada Island in Greece. Agios Petros is 6 km northwest of Vassiliki and is linked with a road linking with Vassiliki and Lefkada as well as the GR-42 which links with the mainland with a drawbridge.
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Ponti Agiou Petrou (Πόντη Αγίου Πέτρου) [2001 pop: 39]
[edit] Nearest places
- Agios Ilias, northeast
- Athani, southwest
- Vassiliki, southeast
[edit] Geography
The village is situated in a small valley area where farmlands are located and some cattle and groves on the mountain slopes. The Elati mountains surround the village.
[edit] Population
| Year | Village Population | Percent of the municipality |
Change | Municipal district population | Percent of the municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 725 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 647 | - | -78 or -10.76% | - | - |
| 2001 | 578 | 17.87% | -69 or -10.66% | 617 | 19.07% |
[edit] Other
Agios Petros has a church and a small square (plateia). The village's primary school is in nearby Vasiliki, the municipal seat.
[edit] External links
- Map and aerial photos:
- Agios Ilias on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
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