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Parapotamos Παραπόταμος | |
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ParapotamosLocation within the regional unit | |
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Thesprotia |
Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 60.3 km (23.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Municipal unit | 969 |
• Municipal unit density | 16/km (42/sq mi) |
• Community | 634 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km. Population 969 (2021). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.
Name
The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian, which comes from varfër/varfanjak meaning "poor", thus Varfani, "poor area" or "poor region" in Albanian.
References
- "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- Name changes of settlements in Greece
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
- official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
Subdivisions of the municipality of Igoumenitsa | |
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Municipal unit of Igoumenitsa |
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Municipal unit of Margariti |
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Municipal unit of Parapotamos |
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Municipal unit of Perdika | |
Municipal unit of Syvota |
Cham Albanians | |
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Settlements inhabited by communities known as Arvanites, and very rarely characterized as Cham |
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