Vlachata (
Greek: Βλαχάτα, also Βλαχάτα Εικοσιμίας) is a village and a community in the eastern part of the municipal unit of
Leivatho near the south coast of the island of
Kefalonia,
Greece. To avoid confusion with another Vlachata near Sami, it is also known as
Vlachata Eikosimias. The community consists of the villages Vlachata and Simotata, which is 2 km east of Vlachata. Vlachata is situated on a mountain slope above the
Ionian Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation.
Mount Ainos, the highest point of Cephalonia, is 4 km to the northeast. Vlachata is 1 km northwest of
Lourdata, 2 km southeast of
Mousata, 13 km southwest of
Poros and 13 km southeast of
Argostoli. The road from Argostoli to Poros runs through Vlachata. Vlachata suffered great damage from the
1953 Ionian earthquake.
Historical population
| Year |
Village population |
Community population
|
| 1981 |
589 |
-
|
| 1991 |
520 |
-
|
| 2001 |
578 |
-
|
| 2011 |
699 |
853
|
| 2021 |
652 |
799
|
See also
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