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Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333
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Revision as of 17:32, 7 September 2022

Parapotamos
Παραπόταμος
Settlement
Parapotamos is located in Greece
Parapotamos
Parapotamos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalityIgoumenitsa
Area
 • Municipal unit60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,168
 • Municipal unit density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Community
754
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΝ

Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani[2]) 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.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2.[4] Population 1,168 (2011). 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.[5][6]

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

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ^ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
  6. ^ official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine