Paliki
Paliki (Greek: Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kefalonia. In 2019 this municipality was divided into three municipalities, and the municipal unit Paliki became the only municipal unit of the new municipality Lixouri. The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km2. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3,752).
Paliki
Παλική | |
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Paliki Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 20°25′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Kefalonia |
| Municipality | Lixouri |
| • Municipal unit | 119.341 km2 (46.078 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,098 |
| • Municipal unit density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 280 81 |
| Area code(s) | 26710 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΕ |
| Website | www.paliki.gr |
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