The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (that were independent municipalities and communities before the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, constituent villages in brackets):[5] Pali Province (Greek: Επαρχία Πάλης) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture.

Paliki is a peninsula in the Ionian Sea, attached to mainland Cephalonia in the northeast.

On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Cephalonia.

Mountains up to 500 m cover the western and northern part of the peninsula.

The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" was sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice.