Epirus (region)
Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος, Ípeiros), formally the Epirus Region (Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Periféria Ipeírou), is a geographical an admeenistrative region in northwastren Greece.[1] It borders the regions o Wast Macedonie an Thessaly tae the east, Wast Greece tae the sooth, the Ionian Sea an the Ionian Islands tae the wast an the kintra o Albanie tae the north. The region haes an aurie o aboot 9,200 km2 (3,600 sq mi). It is pairt o the wider historical region o Epirus, which owerlaps modren Albanie an Greece but maustly lees in modren Greek territory.
Epirus Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 39°33′58″N 20°45′30″E / 39.5661°N 20.7583°E | |
| Kintra |  Greece |
| Caipital | Ioannina |
| Regional units | |
| Govrenment | |
| • Regional govrenor | Alexandros Kachrimanis (ND) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9203 km2 (3,553 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 358,698 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-D |
| Website | www.php.gov.gr |
Govrenment eedit
Epirus is dividit intae fower regional units (umwhile prefecturs, nomoi), which are further subdividit intae municipalities (dimoi). The regional units are: Thesprotia, Ioannina, Arta an Preveza.
Frae Januar 2011, accordin tae the reform introducit bi the Kallikratis Programme (Act 3852/2010) the prefecturs wur abolished an replacit bi regional units. The umwhile municipalities an communities wur re-structured tae form anerlie 18 new municipalities.
| Municipality | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannina | 97,657 | Ioannina |
| Konitsa | 9,294 | Konitsa |
| Pogoni | 11,092 | Kalpaki |
| Zagori | 6,032 | Asprangeli |
| Metsovo | 7,835 | Metsovo |
| Zitsa | 17,293 | Eleousa |
| North Tzoumerka | 7,097 | Pramanta |
| Dodoni | 13,939 | Agia Kyriaki |
| Arta | 41,814 | Arta |
| Central Tzoumerka | 12,069 | Vourgareli |
| Nikolaos Skoufas | 15,235 | Peta |
| Georgios Karaiskakis | 9,016 | Ano Kalentini |
| Preveza | 27,684 | Preveza |
| Ziros | 16,494 | Filippiada |
| Parga | 12,944 | Kanallaki |
| Igoumenitsa | 24,692 | Igoumenitsa |
| Souli | 10,951 | Paramythia |
| Filiates | 10,448 | Filiates |
The region's govrenor is, syne 1 Januar 2011, Alexandros Kachrimanis, who wis electit in the November 2010 local admeenistration elections for the New Democracy an Popular Orthodox Rally pairties.
Ceeties eedit
References eedit
- ↑ Π.Δ. 51/87 “Καθορισμός των Περιφερειών της Χώρας για το σχεδιασμό κ.λ.π. της Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης” (Determination of the Regions of the Country for the planning etc. of the development of the regions, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos ΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987
Freemit airtins eedit
- Offeecial steid Region o Epirus
- Preveza Weather Station SV6GMQ - Live Weather Conditions Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis an Greek)