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Lygia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2001 was 276 for the village and 698 for the community, which includes the villages Arkoudi, Glyfa, Ioniki and Paralia. Lygia is situated in the low hills of the southern part of the Kyllini peninsula, 3 km from the Ionian Sea. It is 4 km southeast of Kastro, 4 km east of Loutra Kyllinis and 4 km west of Vartholomio.
Arkoudi is the westernmost village of the community, 4 km southwest of Lygia, on the coast near Loutra Kyllinis. Its population was 77 in 2001. Glyfa is 2 km southwest of Lygia, and had 249 inhabitants in 2001. Paralia is 3 km south of Lygia, on the coast. It had 96 inhabitants. The village Ioniko is adjacent to the east of Paralia, and has no permanent residents.
Lygia is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Lygia Bojunga Nunes (born 1932), Brazilian author of children's books
- Lygia Clark (1920–1988), Brazilian artist best known for her painting and installation work
- Lygia Fagundes Telles (born 1923), Brazilian novelist and short-story writer
- Lygia Pape (1927–2004), Brazilian artist, active in both the Concrete and Neo-Concretist movements in Brazil