Cephalonia
Cephalonia
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κεφαλληνίας | |
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View of Asos | |
Cephalonia within the Ionian Islands | |
Cephalonia | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′54″N 20°33′09″E / 38.26500°N 20.55250°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Seat | Argostoli |
| Area | |
• Total | 773 km2 (298 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 36,064 |
| • Density | 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 280 xx |
| Area code | 267x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΕ |
| Website | www |
Kefalonia or Cephalonia (Greek: Κεφαλονιά [kefaloˈɲa]), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (Κεφαλληνία), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region. It was a former Latin Catholic diocese Kefalonia–Zakynthos (Cefalonia–Zante) and short-lived titular see as just Kefalonia. The largest cities of Cephalonia are Argostoli and Lixouri.