The Municipality of Livadia belongs to the Prefecture of Boeotia of the Region of Sterea Ellada and its present form is due to the consolidation of the former municipalities of Levadia, Davynia, Koronia and Chaeroneia and the Kyriaki community, according to the Kallikratis Program.
The Municipality has an area of ​​698,79km2 and a population of 31,315 inhabitants, based on the latest census of 2011.
The seat of the Municipality of Livadeia is Livadia, which is the capital of the whole prefecture.
Livadia is built on the northern slopes of Mount Helikonas, while the small river Elicon is crossed by it.
According to mythology, the foundation and name of Livadia is believed to be due to the Athenian hero Leavado.
The area in antiquity was known for the Orthodox Apollo . In the 8th century it was one of the major cities of the Boeotian Federation. In 395 it was captured by Lysander and 86 BC was looted by General Archelaos. There were pillages from the Goths. Livadia was an important city and the years of Frankish rule. Close to the area where the ancient oracle was located, a medieval fortress was built, rather than by the Catalans. The 1640 sovereigns of the area became the Ottomans. In April 1821 Athanasios Diakos captured the castle, but later the area came to Kioutachis. Livadia was liberated in 1829.
The area of ​​Livadia is fertile and this promotes cultivation, while there is a bloom of the handicrafts of woven and folk art.
Important sights are the Kryssa stone theater, the ancient sources of Lethis and Mnemosyne on the river Erkena and which serve the city. There are also the remains of the orphan of Orthodoxy, the Byzantine castle, the tower of the clock built on Frankish rule.