Epirus (region)
Epirus
Ήπειρος | |
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Traditional region of Greece | |
Coordinates: 39°36′N 20°48′E / 39.6°N 20.8°E | |
Country | Greece |
Decentralized Administration | Epirus and Western Macedonia |
Capital | Ioannina |
Regional units | |
Government | |
• Regional governor | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | GR-D |
HDI (2019) | 0.879[3] very high · 3rd of 13 |
Website | www |
Epirus (
Geography and ecology
Greek Epirus, like the region as a whole, is rugged and mountainous. It comprises the land of the ancient
. Most of Epirus lies on the windward side of the Pindus. The winds from the Ionian Sea offer the region more rainfall than any other part of Greece.The
Administration
The Epirus Region (Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Periféria Ipírou), as it is currently defined, was established in the 1987 administrative reform and was divided into prefectures (νομοί, nomí), which were further subdivided into municipalities (δήμοι, dhími).[4]
Greece's
Regional Unit | Municipality | Population
(2011)[7] |
Population
(2021)[8] |
Seat |
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Ioannina | Ioannina | 112,486 | 113,094 | Ioannina |
Ioannina | Konitsa | 6,362 | 5,325 | Konitsa |
Ioannina | Pogoni | 8,960 | 6,859 | Kalpaki |
Ioannina | Zagori | 3,724 | 3,384 | Asprangeloi |
Ioannina | Metsovo | 6,196 | 5,429 | Metsovo |
Ioannina | Zitsa | 14,766 | 13,630 | Eleousa |
Ioannina | North Tzoumerka | 5,714 | 5,075 | Pramanta |
Ioannina | Dodoni | 9,693 | 7,258 | Agia Kyriaki |
Arta | Arta | 43,166 | 41,633 | Arta |
Arta | Central Tzoumerka | 6,178 | 5,562 | Vourgareli |
Arta | Nikolaos Skoufas | 12,753 | 11,411 | Peta |
Arta | Georgios Karaiskakis | 5,780 | 5,321 | Ano Kalentini |
Preveza | Preveza | 31,733 | 30,893 | Preveza |
Preveza | Ziros | 13,892 | 13,071 | Filippiada |
Preveza | Parga | 11,866 | 10,771 | Kanallaki |
Thesprotia | Igoumenitsa | 25,814 | 25,709 | Igoumenitsa |
Thesprotia | Souli | 10,063 | 8,767 | Paramythia |
Thesprotia | Filiates | 7,710 | 6,351 | Filiates |
The region's governor, since 1 January 2011, is Alexandros Kachrimanis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the New Democracy and Popular Orthodox Rally parties, and re-elected in May 2014 and May 2019.
Communities
Municipalities
Municipal units
Economy
Epirus has few resources and its rugged terrain makes agriculture difficult. Sheep and goat
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €4.1 billion in 2018, accounting for 2.2% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €14,700 or 49% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 63% of the EU average. Epirus is the region in Greece with the third lowest GDP per capita and one of the poorest regions in the EU.[9]
Demographics
Around 320,000 people live in Epirus. According to the 2001 census, it has the lowest population of the 13
The delineation of the border between Greece and Albania in 1913 left some Albanian-populated villages on the Greek side of the border as well as Greek-populated villages and cities in Northern Epirus, in present-day Albania. In the past, the coastal region of Thesprotia was also home to a Cham Albanian minority, whose number did not exceed 25,000 in the 1940s, alongside the local Greeks.[10] After the war and their expulsion, the Greek census of 1951 counted a total of 127 Muslim Albanian Chams in Epirus, while 44 were counted in 1986 in Thesprotia.[11]
Gallery
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The ancient theatre in Dodona
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Pindus mountains
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Acheron river
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Aristi village in Zagori, example of Epirotic architecture
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census 2021 GR" (PDF) (Press release). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Efimeris tis KyverniseosΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987
- ISBN 0-7156-3201-9, p. 8. "The Thesprotians lived in the western part of what is now Greek Epirus, the Molossians in the rest of Greek Epirus, and the Chaonians in the southern section of Southern Albania ..."
- ^ "Article 1.006, Act No. 3852/2010" (PDF) (in Greek). 5 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Demographic and social characteristics of the Resident Population of Greece according to the 2011 Population – Housing Census revision of 20/3/2014" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Census 2022" (PDF). statistics.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
- ^ Kretsi, Georgia. Ethnologia Balkanica. LIT Verlag Münster. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
The Chams are understood as members of the Albanian-speaking Muslim "minority" which used to live predominantly in northwestern Greece (Epirus),
- ^ Ktistakis, 1992: pp. 8, 9 (citing Krapsitis V., 1986: Οι Μουσουλμάνοι Τσάμηδες της Θεσπρωτίας (The Muslim Chams of Thesprotia), Athens, 1986, p. 181.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)
- Preveza Weather Station SV6GMQ – Live Weather Conditions (in English and Greek)