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Tzoumerka
Tzoumerka (Greek: Τζουμέρκα) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 71.10 km2.[3] Population 756 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Chouliarades.
Tzoumerka Τζουμέρκα | |
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Tzoumerka Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′N 21°07′E / 39.833°N 21.117°ECoordinates: 39°50′N 21°07′E / 39.833°N 21.117°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | North Tzoumerka |
| • Municipal unit | 71.10 km2 (27.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 756 |
| • Municipal unit density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941-1944) the main base of the EDES resistance organization was found in the Tzoumerka mountain.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cooke, Philip; Shepherd, Ben H. (2013). European Resistance in the Second World War. Pen and Sword. p. 102. ISBN 9781473833043.