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Pogoni Πωγώνι (Greek) Pugon (Aromanian)
Municipality
PogoniLocation within the region
Coordinates: 39°53′N 20°37′E / 39.883°N 20.617°E / 39.883; 20.617
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Area
• Municipality	701.06 km (270.68 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	6,848
• Density	9.8/km (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Pogoni (Greek: Πωγώνι, Aromanian: Pugon) is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kalpaki. The municipality has an area of 701.059 km. Its population was 6,848 at the 2021 census.

History

Pogoni was populated by the end of the Neolithic Age. Historically, the region was inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of the Molossians. Along with the rest of Epirus, the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Greece in 1913 after the First Balkan War. Pogoni was also home to the 268th Patriarch of Constantinople, Athenagoras I.

Municipality

The municipality Pogoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Ano Kalamas
• Ano Pogoni
• Delvinaki
• Kalpaki
• Lavdani
• Pogoniani

Province

The province of Pogoni (Greek: Επαρχία Πωγωνίου) was one of the provinces of the Ioannina Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Pogoni, except the municipal units Ano Kalamas and Kalpaki. Its seat was the village Delvinaki. It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. ^ "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. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. ^ "Ιστορία [History]". Δήμος Πωγωνίου (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
5. Law, Gwillim (2015-05-20). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3.
6. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

See also

• Pogoni Municipality (Δήμος Πωγωνίου) (in Greek)

v t e Administrative division of the Epirus Region
Area 9,203 km (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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