Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, in northwestern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the Metsovo municipality, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 131.424 km2.[3] In 2021 its population was 1,867. The seat of the municipality was in Mikro Peristeri. The municipal unit is connected with both the GR-6/E92 (Larissa - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa) and the new Via Egnatia.
Egnatia
Εγνατία | |
|---|---|
  Egnatia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′N 21°04′E / 39.733°N 21.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Metsovo |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 131.424 km2 (50.743 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,867 |
| • Municipal unit density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Egnatia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Chrysovitsa (Chrysovitsa, Ampelia, Analipsi, Myloi, Xiriko, Siolades)
- Megali Gotista (Megali Gotista, Baltouma)
- Mega Peristeri (Mega Peristeri, Ampelakia, Karyofyto, Kastri, Kerasia, Milies)
- Mikra Gotista (Mikra Gotista, Agios Minas, Batza, Riza, Sioutsos)
- Mikro Peristeri (Mikro Peristeri, Giarakari, Neo Gerakari, Palaiochori, Prosilia, Rachoula, Tampouria)
- Sitsaina
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.
- ^ "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 original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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