Athamania, Arta
Municipal unit in Greece
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Athamania (Greek: Δήμος Αθαμανίας) is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Central Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 304.979 km2.[3] Population: 3,026 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Vourgareli.
Athamania
Δήμος Αθαμανίας | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
  Athamania Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°11′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Arta |
| Municipality | Central Tzoumerka |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 305.0 km2 (117.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,026 |
| • Municipal unit density | 9.921/km2 (25.70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 470 45 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΤ |
History
It is named after the Athamanians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited south-eastern Epirus and west Thessaly.
At the 2011 local government reform, it merged with Agnanta, Melissourgoi, and Theodoriana to form the municipality of Central Tzoumerka.
Alexis Tsipras (former prime minister of Greece) has paternal descent from Athamania through his father, Pavlos, as he was from Athamania in and was a well-off public works contractor.