Karya, Lefkada
# Karya, Lefkada

Karya (Greek: Καρυά) is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies in the central part of Lefkada. It has a land area of 30.867 $km^2$ and a population of 871 (2011 census). A large part of the population live in the former municipal seat, the town of Karyá (pop. 589).

The village Karya is located on the slopes of Pyrgos at 500 m above sea level. The highest point in the municipal unit is the mountain Stavrota, elevation 1,158 m. There are four villages in the municipal unit: Karyá, Pigadisánoi (pop. 157), Egklouví (106), and Ammókampos (19).

## Subdivisions

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

* Egklouvi (Egklouvi, Ammokampos)
* Karya
* Pigadisanoi

## Population

| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
| - | - | - |
| 1981 | 1,152 | - |
| 1991 | 957 | 1,497 |
| 2001 | 989 | 1,247 |
| 2011 | 589 | 871 |

## Notable people

* Apostolos Kaklamanis (1936-) politician
