Molossoi

Municipal unit in Greece

Molossoi Μολοσσοί
Municipal unit
39°39′N 20°34′E / 39.650°N 20.567°E / 39.650; 20.567
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Zitsa
Area
• Municipal unit	241.3 km² (93.2 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,460
• Municipal unit density	6.1/km² (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Molossoi (Greek: Μολοσσοί) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 241.281 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Voutsaras.

Subdivisions

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

Aetopetra (Aetopetra, Kato Aetopetra)
Chinka (Chinka, Laliza, Zorgiani)
Despotiko
Dovla (Dovla, Fteri)
Ekklisochori
Foteino (Foteino, Kournorrachi)
Giourganista (Agios Christoforos)
Grimpovo (Grimpovo, Seltsana)
Granitsa
Granitsopoula
Kalochori
Kourenta (Kourenta, Petsali)
Polydoro
Radovizi (Radovizi, Dichouni)
Rizo
Vereniki (Vereniki, Venterikos, Kato Vereniki, Palaiochora)
Voutsaras
Vrosina (Vrosina, Agios Georgios)
Vrysoula
Zalongo (Zalongo, Kato Zalongo)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	3,618	—
2001^[3]	1,893	−47.7%
2011^[4]	1,646	−13.0%
2021^[1]	1,460	−11.3%

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ ^a ^b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.