Karya, Lefkada

Municipal unit in Greece

Karya Καρυά
Municipal unit
38°45′N 20°39′E / 38.750°N 20.650°E / 38.750; 20.650
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Lefkada
Municipality	Lefkada
Districts	3
Area
• Municipal unit	30.867 km² (11.918 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	663
• Municipal unit density	21/km² (56/sq mi)
• Community	429
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	310 81
Area code(s)	26290
Vehicle registration	EY
Website	www.karya.gr

Karya (Greek: Καρυά) is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It lies in the central part of Lefkada. It has a land area of 30.867 km².^[3] A large part of the population live in the former municipal seat, the town of Karyá.

The village Karya is located on the slopes of Pyrgos at 500 m above sea level. The highest point in the municipal unit is the mountain Stavrota, elevation 1,158 m.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Karya is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Egklouvi (Egklouvi, Ammokampos)
Karya
Pigadisanoi

Population

Year	Village population	Municipality population
1981	1,152	-
1991	957	1,497
2001	989	1,247
2011	589	871
2021	429	663

Notable people

Apostolos Kaklamanis (1936-) politician

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.