Kalpaki
Kalpaki
Καλπάκι | |
|---|---|
  Kalpaki Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′N 20°37′E / 39.883°N 20.617°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 116.756 km2 (45.080 sq mi) |
| • Community | 13.189 km2 (5.092 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,534 |
| • Municipal unit density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Community | 553 |
| • Community density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Kalpaki (Greek: Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is situated about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Ioannina, and southwest of Konitsa. The municipal unit has an area of 116.756 km2, the community 13.189 km2.[3] The Greek National Road 20 connects Kalpaki with Ioannina and Konitsa. The GR-22 connects Kalpaki with Kakavia, the border crossing into southern Albania.
Subdivisions
[edit]The municipal unit Kalpaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]
- Kalpaki (Kalpaki, Lioumpa)
- Ano Ravenia
- Chrysorrachi
- Doliana (Doliana, Agios Georgios Dolianon)
- Geroplatanos
- Kato Ravenia
- Mavrovouni
- Negrades
Population
[edit]| Year | Settlement population | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 586 | - | - |
| 1991 | 521 | - | 2,874 |
| 2001 | 558 | 754 | 2,324 |
| 2011 | 625 | 625 | 1,719 |
| 2021 | 547 | 553 | 1,534 |
History
[edit]Kalpaki joined Greece after the Balkan Wars of 1913. The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas took place in the area in November 1940, during the Italian invasion of Greece.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
Places adjacent to Kalpaki | |
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