Perdika

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Perdika (Greek: Πέρδικα) is a village and a former community in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 34.605 km2.[3]

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Perdika
Πέρδικα
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Perdika is located in Greece
Perdika
Perdika
Coordinates: 39°22′N 20°18′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalityIgoumenitsa
Area
  Municipal unit34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipal unit
1,543
  Municipal unit density44.6/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΝ
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Perdika is located 29 miles southeast of Igoumenitsa. The town's population is 1,543, as of the 2021 population census. Primary aspects of the economy are agriculture and tourism.

History

In 1927, the name of the village was changed from Arpitsa (Greek: Αρπίτσα; Albanian: Arpica) to Perdika. In 1944, the local Cham Albanians were expulsed.[4][5][6]

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