Kalpaki (Greek: Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is situated about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Ioannina, and southwest of Konitsa. The municipal unit has an area of 116.756 km2, the community 13.189 km2.[3] The Greek National Road 20 connects Kalpaki with Ioannina and Konitsa. The GR-22 connects Kalpaki with Kakavia, the border crossing into southern Albania.
Kalpaki
Καλπάκι | |
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Kalpaki Location within the regional unit | |
Coordinates: 39°53′N 20°37′E / 39.883°N 20.617°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Ioannina |
Municipality | Pogoni |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 116.756 km2 (45.080 sq mi) |
• Community | 13.189 km2 (5.092 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,534 |
• Municipal unit density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
• Community | 553 |
• Community density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
The municipal unit Kalpaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]
Year | Settlement population | Community population | Municipal unit population |
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1981 | 586 | - | - |
1991 | 521 | - | 2,874 |
2001 | 558 | 754 | 2,324 |
2011 | 625 | 625 | 1,719 |
2021 | 547 | 553 | 1,534 |
Kalpaki joined Greece after the Balkan Wars of 1913. The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas took place in the area in November 1940, during the Italian invasion of Greece.