Faraklata
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Faraklata is a small settlement located 6 km northeast of Argostoli
, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50). Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata
and an uneven road to Makriotika
. The village sits on a mountain and a valley areas and also has farmlands as well. Faraklata also features a small cave east of the area.
Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake
destroyed every building in Faraklata that took months to rebuilt, it also lost people in the village. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Faraklata.
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...
, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50). Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata
Dilinata
Dilinata is a small settlement located 9 km northeast of Argostoli, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road and E of Davgata. Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata and is the point to the uneven road to Makriotika and also to Davgata and the western part...
and an uneven road to Makriotika
Makriotika
Makryotika is a village located on the slopes of Mount Agia Dynati, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia in Greece. It is one of three municipal communities within the greater municipal unit of Pylaros....
. The village sits on a mountain and a valley areas and also has farmlands as well. Faraklata also features a small cave east of the area.
Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake
1953 Ionian Earthquake
The Great 1953 Ionian Earthquake struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12, 1953. In mid-August 1953, beginning on 8 August there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, but the most destructive was the earthquake of August 12th...
destroyed every building in Faraklata that took months to rebuilt, it also lost people in the village. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Faraklata.
Historical population
| Year | Municipal district population | Village population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 472 |
| 1991 | - | 382 |
| 2001 | 812 | 411 |