Delvinaki

Delvinaki Δελβινάκι
Location
Delvinaki
Coordinates	39°56′N 20°28′E / 39.933°N 20.467°E / 39.933; 20.467Coordinates: 39°56′N 20°28′E / 39.933°N 20.467°E / 39.933; 20.467
Location within the peripheral unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Epirus
Regional unit:	Ioannina
Municipality:	Pogoni
Districts:	17
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
- Population:	2,933
Community
- Population:	751
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Postal:	440 04
Auto:	IN

Delvinaki (Greek: Δελβινάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] Its 2001 population was 751 for the village and 2,933 for the municipal district. Delvinaki is part of the traditional area Pogoni.

Delvinaki is situated on the road GR-22/E853 which links Kalpaki with the Albanian border. The border crossing Kakavia is west of town.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Delvinaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agia Marina
• Argyrochori
• Charavgi
• Delvinaki
• Farangi
• Kastani
• Kerasovo
• Kryoneri
• Ktismata (Ktismata, Neochori)
• Limni
• Mavropoulo (Mavropoulo, Zavrocho, Chrysodouli)
• Oreino Xirovaltou (Oreino, Xirovaltos)
• Peristeri
• Pontikates
• Stratinista
• Teriachi (Teriachi, Stavrodromi)
• Vissani

Population

Year	Village population	Municipality population
1981	884	-
1991	922	-
2001	751	2,933

History

Delvinaki joined Greece after the Balkan Wars of 1913.

Notable people

• Petroloukas Chalkias, musician.
• Hatzimichalis Dalianis, hero of the Greek War of Independence.
• Evangelos Psimmas, (1905-1962),bishop of Ermoupoli.
• Konstantinos Iroklis Vasiadis,(1821-1890), scholar.

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina prefecture

References

1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• Delvinaki (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
• Delvinaki (village) on GTP Travel Pages