Ano Pogoni
Ano Pogoni Άνω Πωγώνι | |
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40°1′N 20°34′E / 40.017°N 20.567°E / 40.017; 20.567 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Ioannina |
Municipality | Pogoni |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 137.084 km2 (52.928 sq mi) |
Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,067 |
• Municipal unit density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 440 06 |
Area code(s) | 26570 |
Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Ano Pogoni (Greek: Άνω Πωγώνι) 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] The municipal unit has an area of 137.084 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Kefalovryso.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Ano Pogoni is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agios Kosmas
- Kakolakkos
- Kato Meropi
- Kefalovryso
- Meropi (formerly Roumpates)[4]
- Oraiokastro
- Palaiopyrgos
- Roupsia
- Vasiliko
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 2,108 | — |
2001[3] | 1,398 | −33.7% |
2011[5] | 1,490 | +6.6% |
2021[1] | 1,067 | −28.4% |
Names
The name Ano Pogoni means "Upper Pogoni". Some Albanian toponyms exist for names of villages in the Pogoni area such as Roumpates meaning robe or garment.[6]
History
During the Balkan Wars (autumn 1912) a number of villages in the area were affected by raids of Muslim bands.[7] At the end of the Balkan Wars most of the Pogoni area became part Greece, while six villages (Lower Pogoni) were ceded to the newly established Principality of Albania.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Roumpátes -- Merópi". Retrieved 2019-10-03. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ Ifantis, Nikos Th. (2005). Η Πωγωνιανή - Παλιά Βοστίνα και τα Κοινοτικά Διαμερίσματα Δολό-Δρυμάδες-Σταυροσκιάδι. Διευρυμένη Κοινότητα Πωγωνιανής. p. 45. "όπως και από αλβανικές ονομασίες χωριών: Ρομπάτες (= ρόμπα, ένδυμα), Δελβινακίων (= αμπελότοπος), Γούβερη (Γούβα - Κοίλωμα) κ.λ.π."
- ^ Tsoutsoumpis, Spyros (December 2015). "Violence, resistance and collaboration in a Greek borderland: the case of the Muslim Chams of Epirus "Qualestoria" n. 2, dicembre 2015". Qualestoria: 119–138. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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