Laganas
Sign in to saveLaganas () 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
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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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Article
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- Population
- Laganas attractions
- Subdivisions
- See also
- References
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, near Kalamaki. The beach village Laganas, part of the community of Pantokratoras, is on the southeastern coast. A large part of Laganas is a national park, established for the protection of turtles.
==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.