Pogoni | |
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  Pogoni | |
| Coordinates:39°53′N20°37′E / 39.883°N 20.617°E /39.883; 20.617 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Seat | Kalpaki |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 701.06 km2 (270.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 6,848 |
| • Density | 9.768/km2 (25.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Pogoni (Greek:Πωγώνι,Aromanian:Pugon) is a municipality in theIoannina regional unit ofEpirus,Greece. The seat of the municipality is the villageKalpaki.[2] The municipality has an area of 701.059 km2.[3] Its population was 6,848 at the 2021 census.[1]
The historical region of Pogoni encompasses a larger area than the contemporary municipality. Six Greek-speaking villages inAlbania which comprised the formercommune ofPogon are also included in the region, as well as the area in and aroundMolyvdoskepastos in Greece, which is a part of the municipality ofKonitsa.[4]
Pogoni was populated by the end of theNeolithic Age.[5] Historically, the region was inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of theMolossians.[5] Along with the rest ofEpirus, the area was annexed by theKingdom of Greece in 1913 after theFirst Balkan War.[6] Pogoni was also home to the 268thPatriarch of Constantinople,Athenagoras I.[5]
The municipality Pogoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
The province of Pogoni (Greek:Επαρχία Πωγωνίου) was one of theprovinces of the Ioannina Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Pogoni, except the municipal unitsAno Kalamas andKalpaki. Its seat was the villageDelvinaki.[7] It was abolished in 2006.
| Regional unit ofArta |  | |
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| Regional unit ofIoannina | ||
| Regional unit ofPreveza | ||
| Regional unit ofThesprotia | ||
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