Ithaca (island)
Greek island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Ithaca (island)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Ithaca, Ithaki or Ithaka (/ˈɪθəkə/; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithaki [iˈθaci]; Ancient Greek: Ἰθάκη, Ithakē [i.tʰá.kɛː]) is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.
Ithaca
Περιφερειακή ενότητα / Δήμος Ιθάκης | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 38°22′N 20°43′E | |
Country | Greece |
Region | Ionian Islands |
Capital | Vathy |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dionisios Stanitsas |
Area | |
• Total | 117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,862 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal codes | 283 0x |
Area codes | 26740 |
Car plates | ΚΕ (Kappa Epsilon) |
Website | www |
Ithaca's main island has an area of 96 square kilometres (37 sq mi) and in 2021 had a population of 2,862. It is the second-smallest of the seven main Ionian Islands, after Paxi. Ithaca is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital is Vathy (or Vathi).[1][2]
Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose delayed return to the island is the plot of the epic poem Odyssey.