Leivathos is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia

Kefalonia

The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...

, Ionian Islands

Ionian Islands Periphery

Ionian Islands is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the historical region of the Ionian Islands, except for the island of Kythera which belongs to Attica.-Administration:...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia

Kefalonia

The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies south of Argostoli

Argostoli

Argostoli is a town and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit...

, on the central south coast of the island, and has a land area of 62.626 km² and a population of 4,663 (2001 census). Its largest towns are Svoronáta (pop. 674), Vlacháta (578), Peratáta (505), and Metaxáta (493).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Leivathos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Kerameies
  Kerameies
  Kerameies is a community located in the southwest part of the island of Kefalonia. It was the seat of the municipality of Leivathos...
  
   (seat of the former municipality)
• Karavados
• Lakithra
• Lourdata
• Metaxata
  Metaxata
  Metaxata is a village in the southern part of the island of Kefalonia. It has a population of 493. It is part of the municipal unit of Leivathos.-Subdivision:...
  
  
• Mousata
• Peratata
  Peratata
  Peratata is a village located 8 km ESE of Argostoli and about 32 km W of Poros in the municipality of Livathos on the island of Kefalonia. Peratata is linked with the road linking Poros and Argostoli and a small road to the historic castle. The Aenos mountain lies to the northeast along with the...
  
  
• Pesada
• Spartia
• Svoronata
• Vlachata