Pogoni
Municipality in Greece
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Pogoni (Greek: Πωγώνι, Aromanian: Pugon) is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit of Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kalpaki.[2] The municipality has an area of 701.059 km2.[3] Its population was 6,848 at the 2021 census.[1]
Pogoni
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  Pogoni | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′N 20°37′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Seat | Kalpaki |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 701.06 km2 (270.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 6,848 |
| • Density | 9.768/km2 (25.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
History
The historical region of Pogoni encompasses a larger area than the contemporary municipality. Six Greek-speaking villages in Albania which comprised the former commune of Pogon are also included in the region, as well as the area in and around Molyvdoskepastos in Greece, which is a part of the municipality of Konitsa.[4]
Pogoni was populated by the end of the Neolithic Age.[5] Historically, the region was inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of the Molossians.[5] Along with the rest of Epirus, the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Greece in 1913 after the First Balkan War.[6] Pogoni was also home to the 268th Patriarch of Constantinople, Athenagoras I.[5]
Municipality
The municipality Pogoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
