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Valerianos Βαλεριάνος
Community
Valerianos
Coordinates: 38°5′N 20°43′E / 38.083°N 20.717°E / 38.083; 20.717
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Kefalonia
Municipality	Argostoli
Municipal unit	Eleios-Pronnoi
Population
• Community	284
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Valerianos (Greek: Βαλεριάνος) is a village and a community in the island of Cephalonia, Greece. The community includes the villages Atsoupades and Plateies. It is situated at the southeastern foot of Mount Ainos, at about 190 m elevation. It is 0.5 km northwest of Chionata, 3 km southwest of Pastra, 9 km southwest of Poros and 23 km southeast of Argostoli. Valerianos was devastated by the 1953 Ionian earthquake.

Population

Notable people

• Juan de Fuca (1536–1602), Greek maritime pilot in the service of the Spanish king Philip II

See also

• List of settlements in Cephalonia

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001

• Populated places in Cephalonia
• Eleios-Pronnoi