Ioannina (regional unit)

Regional unit in Greece

Ioannina

Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Ιωαννίνων

Regional unit

Municipalities of Ioannina

Ioannina

Ioannina within Greece

Coordinates: 39°45′N 20°50′E﻿ / ﻿39.750°N 20.833°E﻿ / 39.750; 20.833
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Epirus
Seat| Ioannina
Area

• Total

| 4,990 km2 (1,930 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 160,773
• Density| 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

44x xx, 45x xx

Area code(s)| 265x0
Vehicle registration| IN
Website| www.php.gov.gr

Ioannina (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ιωαννίνων) is one of the regional units of Greece, located in the northwestern part of the country.

It is part of the region of Epirus. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece, with a population of 160,773 people, according to the 2021 census.[1]

## Geography

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Ioannina borders Albania in the north, and the regional units of Kastoria in the northeast, Grevena and Trikala in the east, Arta in the southeast, Preveza in the south and Thesprotia in the southwest and west.

Ioannina is a mountainous region, dominated by the Pindus mountains, that cover the eastern part of the regional unit. The main subranges of the Pindus are from north to south: Gramos, Smolikas (2,637 m, the highest of the Pindus), Tymfi, Lygkos, Lakmos and Athamanika. The lower Xerovouni mountains are situated in the south, and the Tomaros in the southwest.

Lake Pamvotida is the largest lake of Epirus. Several major rivers have their source in the Ioannina regional unit, including Aoös, Arachthos and Acheron.

## History

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See also the history sections of the Epirus and Ioannina articles.

The area of the present regional unit of Ioannina joined Greece in 1913, after the First Balkan War.

## Administration

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The regional unit Ioannina is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (numbered as in the map in the infobox):[2]

* Dodoni (3)
* Ioannina (1)
* Konitsa (6)
* Metsovo (7)
* North Tzoumerka (Voreia Tzoumerka, 2)
* Pogoni (8)
* Zagori (5)
* Zitsa (4)

### Prefecture

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Ioannina was established as a prefecture in 1915 (Greek: Νομός Ιωαννίνων). As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Ioannina was created out of the former prefecture Ioannina. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[2]

New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat

|
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Dodoni | Dodoni | Agia Kyriaki
Agios Dimitrios
Lakka Souliou
Selloi
Ioannina | Ioannina | Ioannina
Anatoli
Bizani
Ioannina Island
Pamvotida
Perama
Konitsa | Konitsa | Konitsa
Aetomilitsa
Distrato
Mastorochoria
Fourka
Metsovo | Metsovo | Metsovo
Egnatia
Milea
North Tzoumerka
(Voreia Tzoumerka) | Pramanta | Pramanta
Vathypedo
Kalarites
Katsanochoria
Matsouki
Sirako
Tzoumerka
Pogoni | Kalpaki | Kalpaki
Ano Kalamas
Ano Pogoni
Delvinaki
Lavdani
Pogoniani
Zagori | East Zagori | Asprangeloi
Vovousa
Central Zagori
Papigko
Tymfi
Zitsa | Pasaronas | Eleousa
Ekali
Evrymenes
Zitsa
Molossoi

### Provinces

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* Province of Dodoni \- Ioannina
* Province of Konitsa \- Konitsa
* Province of Metsovo \- Metsovo
* Province of Pogoni \- Delvinaki

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

## Transport

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* Egnatia Odos (A2)/E90, NW, Cen., NE
* Ionia Odos (A5)/E55, E951, S, Cen.
* Greek National Road 5/E55 S, Cen.
* Greek National Road 6, W, Cen., E
* Greek National Road 17, S, SW
* Greek National Road 20/E853, Cen., NW, N
* Greek National Road 26, NW
* Ioannina Airport

## Tourism

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The prefecture of Ioannina, like most of the Greek mainland, is not as popular as the islands among tourists.[citation needed] However, besides the city Ioannina, there are a number of attractions in the area, including:

* A few kilometres south of the city is the Vrellis wax statue museum, displaying scenes from Greek history. A small department in the city centre is free to the public.
* The Dodoni oracle and archaeological site with amphitheatre.
* The Vikos–Aoös National Park, including the Vikos gorge, through which the Voidomatis river flows.
* The Zagori villages, partly in the Vikos-Aoos National Park.
* Papingo, one of the Zagoria villages, a ski resort that is mainly popular with Greeks, and a popular starting point for hiking and mountaineering.
* Mount Smolikas, at 2,637 meters Greece's second highest mountain.
* Metsovo, in winter a ski resort.
* The caves of Perama, a few kilometres northeast of Ioannina.
* The monument in Zalongo for the women of Souli.
* The Kalpaki War Museum.
* Bourzani Bridge, near Melissoptera.
* Pavlos Vrellis Greek History Museum, the best known wax museum in Greece[citation needed]

## Sports

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Ioannina has a major football team, that is named PAS Giannina. There are minor sports teams throughout the prefecture:

* Averoff
* Dafnoula
* Eleousa
* Kefalovrysi
* Metsovo
* Mousiotitsa
* Velissario

## Literature

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* Franz X. Bogner & Georgios Pilidis. Lake of Ioannina. 128 pages. ISBN 978-960-233-199-6. Ioannina 2010.

## See also

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* List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

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Administrative division of the Epirus Region

Area
9,203 km2 (3,553 sq mi)
Population
336,856 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
18 (since 2011)
Capital
Ioannina

Regional unit of Arta|

* Arta
* Central Tzoumerka
* Georgios Karaiskakis
* Nikolaos Skoufas

Regional unit of Ioannina|

* Dodoni
* Ioannina
* Konitsa
* Metsovo
* North Tzoumerka
* Pogoni
* Zagori
* Zitsa

Regional unit of Preveza|

* Parga
* Preveza
* Ziros

Regional unit of Thesprotia|

* Filiates
* Igoumenitsa
* Souli

Regional governor
Alexandros Kachrimanis [el] (since 2014)
Decentralized Administration
Epirus and Western Macedonia

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Prefectures of Greece

| By name|

* Achaea and Elis
* Achaea
* Adrianoplea
* Aetolia-Acarnania
* Arcadia
* Argolis and Corinthia
* Argolis
* Argyrokastronb
* Arta
* Attica and Boeotia
* Atticac
* Boeotia
* Cephalonia
* Chalkidiki
* Chania
* Chios
* Corfu
* Corinthia
* Cyclades
* Dodecanese
* Dramad
* Elis
* Euboea
* Evrosd
* Evrytania
* Florina
* Grevena
* Heraklion
* Imathia
* Ioannina
* Kallipolisa
* Karditsa
* Kastoria
* Kavalad
* Kilkis
* Korytsab
* Kozani
* Lacedaemon
* Laconia
* Lakoniki
* Larissa
* Lasithi
* Lefkada
* Lesbos
* Magnesia
* Messenia
* Pella
* Phocis and Locris
* Phocis
* Phthiotis and Phocis
* Phthiotis
* Pieria
* Piraeus
* Preveza
* Rethymno
* Rhaedestosa
* Rhodoped
* Samos
* Saranta Ekklisiesa
* Serres
* Sfakia
* Thesprotia
* Thessaloniki
* Trikala
* Trifylia
* Xanthid
* Zakynthos

|

By year established

| 1800s|

1833
Achaea and Elis
Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Attica and Boeotia
Cyclades
Euboea
Laconia
Messenia
Phocis and Locris
1845
Phthiotis and Phocis
1864
Corfu
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Zakynthos
1882
Arta
Larissa
Trikala
1899
Achaea
Argolis
Atticac
Boeotia
Corinthia
Elis
Evrytania
Karditsa
Lacedaemon
Lakoniki
Magnesia
Phocis
Phthiotis
Trifylia

|

1900s|

1912
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Sfakia
1914
Thessaloniki
1915
Argyrokastronb
Chalkidiki
Chios
Dramad
Florina
Ioannina
Kavalad
Korytsab
Kozani
Lesbos
Preveza
Samos
Serres
1920
Adrianoplea
Evrosd
Kallipolisa
Rhaedestosa
Rhodoped
Saranta Ekklisiesa
1930–1944
Pella
Kilkis
Thesprotia
Kastoria
Xanthid
1947
Dodecanese
Imathia
Pieria
1964
Grevena
Piraeus

* a In Eastern Thrace or b Northern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
* c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units: Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a single super-prefecture.
* d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.

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