Parapotamos
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Municipal unit in Greece
Parapotamos Παραπόταμος | |
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| 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Thesprotia |
| Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 969 |
| • Municipal unit density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Community | 634 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2.[4] Population 969 (2021). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.[5][6]
Name
The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian, which comes from varfër/varfanjak meaning "poor", thus Varfani, "poor area" or "poor region" in Albanian.
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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ "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.
- ^ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
- ^ official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Igoumenitsa
- Agia Marina
- Agios Vlasios
- Graikochori
- Igoumenitsa
- Kastri
- Kryovrysi
- Ladochori
- Mavroudi
- Nea Selefkeia
- Eleftheri
- Karteri
- Katavothra
- Margariti
- Mazarakia
- Mesovouni
- Spatharaioi
- Drimitsa
- Geroplatanos
- Koritiani
- Parapotamos
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