Platanoussa (Greek: Πλατανούσσα, before 1927: Ραψίστα - Rapsista[2]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Katsanochoria, Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The community consists of the villages Platanoussa, Dafni and Zoodochos Pigi. Platanoussa is situated on the eastern slope of the Xerovouni mountain, above the right bank of the river Arachthos, at about 460 m above sea level. It is 8 km northeast of Anogeio, 29 km north of Arta and 31 km southeast of Ioannina.
Platanoussa
Πλατανούσσα | |
|---|---|
  Platanoussa | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′N 21°0.6′E / 39.417°N 21.0100°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | North Tzoumerka |
| Municipal unit | Katsanochoria |
| Area | |
• Community | 16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 379 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Population
edit| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 590 |
| 1991 | 412 | - |
| 2001 | 363 | 460 |
| 2011 | 371 | 463 |
| 2021 | 301 | 379 |
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece