Lixouri
Lixouri
Ληξούρι | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 20°25′E / 38.300°N 20.417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Kefalonia |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 119.6 km2 (46.2 sq mi) |
| • Community | 14.521 km2 (5.607 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 6,989 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,128 |
| • Community density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 282 00 |
| Area code(s) | 26710 |
| Vehicle registration | KEA-KEB |
| Website | www.paliki.gr |
Lixouri (Greek: Ληξούρι) is a town and a municipality in the island of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. It is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki, and the second largest town in Kefalonia after Argostoli and before Sami. It is located south of Fiskardo and west of Argostoli. Since the 2019 local government reform it is one of the three municipalities on the island. It has one municipal unit that is coterminous with the municipality: Paliki.