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Sami Σάμη
Municipality
View of Sami from the harbour
SamiLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°15′N 20°39′E / 38.250°N 20.650°E / 38.250; 20.650
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Cephalonia
Municipality	Cephalonia
Area
• Municipality	291.2 km (112.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	129.3 km (49.9 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	5,501
• Density	19/km (49/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	2,478
• Municipal unit density	19/km (50/sq mi)
• Community	1,078
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΕ

Sami (Greek: Σάμη) is a town and a municipality on the island of Cephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. 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 km and the municipal unit (the pre-2010 municipality) has an area of 129.326 km². The 2021 census recorded a population of 2,478 in the municipal unit, and 5,501 in the municipality in its post-2019 extension. Its municipal seat is the town of Sami

West of town is the Melissani Cave, a major tourist attraction; boat tours are offered.

Administration

Following the Kapodistrias reform 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, 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
• Pylaros
• Sami

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

• Chaliotata
• Grizata
• Karavomylos
• Poulata
• Pyrgi (Digaleto)
• Sami

Province

Sami Province (Greek: Επαρχία Σάμης) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Sami. It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. "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.
2. ^ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
5. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform law".
6. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

External links

• Sami Kefalonia | Tourist Guide KefaloniaVisit.com
• Official website (in English, Finnish, Greek, Russian, and Swedish)

v t e Administrative division of the Ionian Islands Region
Area 2,307 km (891 sq mi) Population 207,855 (as of 2011) Municipalities 11 (since 2018) Capital Corfu
Regional unit of Corfu	Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands North Corfu Paxos South Corfu
Regional unit of Cephalonia	Argostoli Lixouri Sami
Regional unit of Ithaca	Ithaca
Regional unit of Lefkada	Lefkada Meganisi
Regional unit of Zakynthos	Zakynthos
Regional governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (since 2019) Decentralized Administration Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

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