| Statistics
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| Prefecture: | Ioannina
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| Province: | Province of Konitsa
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Location:
Latitude:
Longitude: |
40.027/40°2'41 N lat.20.7501/20°45'7' E long
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Population: (1991)
- Total
- Density¹
- Rank |
6,572
-/km²</small>
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Elevation:
-lowest:
-centre:
-highest: |
around 580
about 600 m(centre)
around 1,500 to 1,600 m
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| Postal code: | 441 00
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| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26550, (030-26550)-2
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| Municipal code: | 4912
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| Car designation: | MI
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | KNT (Konitsa)
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Konitsa (Greek: Κόνιτσα) is a town in Epirus, Greece, near the Albanian border. It lies amphi-theatre shaped on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range, overlooking the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis. The valley is used for farming. Konitsa is a regional centre for many small Pindos villages, and there are shops, schools and a hospital. It is a good starting point for tourists who want to explore the Pindos mountains, or who want to go rafting in the river Aoos or parapenting. Other places of interest nearby are:
- The Vikos-Aoos National Park, including the spectacular Vikos gorge, the Aoos gorge and the Timfi mountains. It is where Vikos spring water is made;
- Mount Smolikas (2637 m), Greece's second highest mountain;
- The sulfur baths of Kavasila;
- Zagoria, a collection of small mountain villages;
- The nearest city is Ioannina.
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population
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| 1981 | 2,859 | - | -
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| 1991 | 2,858 | -1/0.00035% | 6,572
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It is one of the few communities in the prefecture of Ioannina that saw its population decrease by only one inhabitant from 1981 to 1991.
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| North: Albania |
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West: Ano Pogoni?
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Konitsa |
East: Konitsa |
| | Southwest: Delvinaki
| South: Papingo (community), Tymfi |
Southeast: Bizani
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