Agios Petros, Lefkada

Community in Greece

Agios Petros Άγιος Πέτρος
Community
38°40′N 20°36′E / 38.667°N 20.600°E / 38.667; 20.600
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Lefkada
Municipality	Lefkada
Municipal unit	Apollonioi
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	461
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Agios Petros (meaning Saint Peter) (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Apollonioi in the southern part of the Lefkada Island in Greece. The community consists of the villages Agios Petros and Ponti Agiou Petrou. Agios Petros is situated on a mountain slope 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Vasiliki, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Syvros, and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of Lefkada.

There are many beaches nearby, with clear blue waters.^[2] The village houses are old, but well maintained, with landscaped gardens, which compose an impressive setting that fascinates visitors. The main occupations of the residents are tourism, fishing, livestock and olive trees cultivation.^[3]

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	725	-
1991	647	-
2001	578	617
2011	422	548
2021	397	461

Photos

Central road axis
Chapel of Agia Eleousa
Main square of the village

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.
^ "Νότια Λευκάδα | Go Lefkas | Ο απόλυτος οδηγός για την Λευκάδα" (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ "Taste of Lefkada". Retrieved 2020-01-11.