Meganisi (Greek: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") 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 Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km2.
The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri and the ports of Vathy and Spartochori. 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. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.
Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld, believe that Meganisi was the Homeric island of Krocylea, which was part of Odysseus' kingdom.
Municipality
Municipal districts Katomeri Spartochori Vathy
Islands Skorpios - private island Sparti
Historical population Year Island population 1981 1,149 1991 1,246 2001 1,092 2011 1,041 2021 926
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Politics +Parliamentary election results since 2000 6/2023 5/2023 2019 9/2015 1/2015 6/2012 5/2012 2009 2007 2004 2000
+European Parliament election results since 1999 2024 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999
See also List of settlements in the Lefkada regional unit
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