Kalpaki

Municipal unit in Greece

Kalpaki Καλπάκι
Municipal unit
39°53′N 20°37′E / 39.883°N 20.617°E / 39.883; 20.617
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

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.

Subdivisions

The 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

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

Kalpaki 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.

References

^ "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.