Kefalonia

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Statistics

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Periphery: Ionian Islands

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Periphery - Ionian Islands

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Capital:Argostoli

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Area:904 km² Ranked 47th

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Km² - Ranked 47th

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Inhabitants:42,088 Ranked 47th

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Pop. density:42.33 inh./km²

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ISO 3166-2:GR-23

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Car designationKE, Kefalonia

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Code for the municipalities:2xx

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Number of provinces3 (excl. Ithaca)

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Number of municipalities8

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Number of communities1

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Area code:267x0

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Name of inhabitantsKefalloniti orCephallenian sing., -s pl.Cephallonian sing., -s pl.

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Postal code:28x xx

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Website:Homepage of Kefalonia

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Map

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Kefalonia also known as Cephallenia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλλήνια; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece.

Related Topics:
Ionian Islands - Greece

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Location: 20,5 E or 20' 30 E, and 38.2 and 38.3 or 38' 12 and 38'18 N.

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The Island is named after Cephalus, but some think its name means 'an island with a head', because 'Cephalus' comes from the Greek word for 'head'.

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