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.
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 |
Subdivisions
editThe 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
editKalpaki 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
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.
- ^ 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 original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.