Laganas

Laganas () is a village and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit Laganas covers the southernmost part of Zakynthos. Its municipal seat was the town of Pantokratoras. The municipal unit of Laganas has a land area of 74.104 km². The central and eastern part of the municipal unit are flat, but there are hills up to 450 m elevation in the west. The Zakynthos International Airport lies in the eastern part of the municipal unit

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Place details

Locality: Δημοτική Ενότητα Λαγανά
Region: Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 729
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Laganas
Greek Dimos.name_local: Λαγανάς
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Lagana.svg
Greek Dimos.elevation: 98
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Ionian Islands
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Zakynthos
Greek Dimos.municipality: Zakynthos
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 7192
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 74.104

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Wikidata facts

Population: 729
Elevation: 98
Image: Beach in Laganas, Zakynthos, Greece.jpg
Licence plate code: ZA

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Commons category: Laganas
native label: Λαγανάς

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History
Population
Laganas attractions
Subdivisions
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==History== The name "Laganas" comes from the Greek word "lagini" meaning "jug", referring to the former manufacture of pottery in the area of Lithakia and Kalamaki. Laganas suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake.