Melissourgoi
Melissourgoi
Μελισσουργοί | |
|---|---|
  Melissourgoi Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′N 21°09′E / 39.517°N 21.150°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Arta |
| Municipality | Central Tzoumerka |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 35.51 km2 (13.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 264 |
| • Municipal unit density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΤ |
Melissourgoi (Greek: Μελισσουργοί, Beekeepers) is a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, in northwestern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the Central Tzoumerka municipality.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 35.510 km2, making it the smallest municipal unit in Central Tzoumerka.[3] In 2021, it recorded a population of 264.
History[edit]
It was formerly an independent municipality, but in 2011, during the local government reform, it merged with Agnanta, Athamania, and Theodoriana to form the municipality of Central Tzoumerka.
Notable people[edit]
- Dimitris Tsovolas (1942-), politician
- Ioannis Banias (1939-2012), politician
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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