Perama, Ioannina
Municipal unit in Greece
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Perama (Greek: Πέραμα) is a town and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It lies about 4 km north of central Ioannina. The town's name means "passage" and it lies on the northern edge of lake Pamvotis (Greek: Παμβώτις).
Perama
Πέραμα | |
|---|---|
 Location within the regional unit | |
  Perama | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′N 20°51′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Ioannina |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 105.725 km2 (40.821 sq mi) |
| • Community | 7.597 km2 (2.933 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,695 |
| • Municipal unit density | 44.41/km2 (115.0/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,943 |
| • Community density | 255.8/km2 (662.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
It is famous for its cave, known as the "Cave of Perama" (Greek: Σπήλαιο Περάματος). The cave, extending five kilometres below the ground and having been explored fully only up to one kilometre, has a remarkable arrangement of stalagmites and stalactites. An 11th-century church in the town dedicated to Saint Haralambos and reputedly built by Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus is in a bad state of repair and is rarely open to the general public. The town lies on GR-6 between Igoumenitsa and Metsovo.
The municipal unit has an area of 105.725 km2, the community 7.597 km2.[3] The municipal unit has a population of 4,695 inhabitants (2021). Its largest settlements are Pérama (pop. 1,943), Krýa (784), Kranoúla (643), Amfithéa (613) and Perívleptos (391).
