Sami ( el, Σάμη) is a town and a municipality on the island of

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), 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 i ...

, Ionian Islands,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Since the 2019 local government reform it is one of the three municipalities on the island. It is located on the central east coast of the island. The municipality has an area of 291.2 km² and the municipal unit (the pre-2010 municipality) has an area of 129.326 km². The 2011 census recorded a population of 2,341 in the municipal unit, and 5,204 in the municipality in its post-2019 extension. Its population was 2,341 at the 2011 census. Its municipal seat is the town of Sámi (pop. 1,025). Its next largest towns are

Karavomylos Karavomylos ( el, Καραβόμυλος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Sami, on the island of Cephalonia, Greece. Its population was 385 in 2011. It is situated on the coast, 2 km west of Sami, 6 km southeast of A ...

(385), Grizáta (362) and Digaleto (316). West of town is the

Melissani Cave Melissani Cave ( el, Μελισσάνη) or Melissani Lake, also Melisani is a cave located on the island of Kefalonia, northwest of Sami, about Southeast of Agia Effimia, Northeast of Argostoli and Northwest of Poros. The Ionian Sea lies ...

, a major tourist attraction; boat tours are offered.

Administration

Following the

Kapodistrias reform Kapodistrias reform ( el, Σχέδιο Καποδίστριας, "Kapodistrias Plan") is the common name of law 2539 of Greece, which reorganised the country's administrative divisions. The law, named after 19th-century Greek statesman Ioannis Kapod ...

of 1997, the community of Sami was united with the surrounding communities Grizata, Karavomylos, Poulata, Pyrgi and Chaliotata to form the larger municipality of Sami. As a result of the 2010

Kallikratis Programme The Kallikratis Programme ( el, Πρόγραμμα Καλλικράτης, Prógramma Kallikrátis) is the common name of Greek law 3852/2010 of 2010, a major administrative reform in Greece. It brought about the second major reform of the count ...

, this municipality became a municipal unit of the municipality of Kefalonia, which covered the whole island. In 2019 three new municipalities were formed on the island, including Sami. The municipality of Sami consists of the following municipal units (former municipalities): *

Erisos Erisos ( el, Έρισος) is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sami, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost ...

Pylaros Pylaros ( el, Πύλαρος) is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sami, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the north-cent ...

* Sami The municipal unit of Sami is subdivided into the following communities: * Chaliotata * Grizata *

* Poulata *Pyrgi ( Digaleto) *Sami

Province

Sami Province ( el, Επαρχία Σάμης) was one of the

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Cephalonia Prefecture The Cephalonia Prefecture ( el, Νομός Κεφαλληνίας) was a prefecture in Greece, containing the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Ithaca. In 2011 the prefectural self-government was abolished and the territory is now covered by the r ...

. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Sami. It was abolished in 2006.

References

External links

Sami Kefalonia , Tourist Guide KefaloniaVisit.comOfficial website
Populated places in Cephalonia Municipalities of the Ionian Islands (region) Provinces of Greece {{Ionian-geo-stub