Syrrako
Συρράκο Siracu | |
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 View of Syrrako | |
  Syrrako Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 21°06′E / 39.600°N 21.100°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | North Tzoumerka |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 29.307 km2 (11.315 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 391 |
| • Municipal unit density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Syrrako (Greek: Συρράκο, between 1940 and 2002: Σιράκο - Sirako;[2] Aromanian: Siracu) is a village and a former community 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.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 29.307 km2.[4] It has a predominantly Aromanian population, and is located 52 km southeast of Ioannina at an altitude of 1200 m, on the mountain Peristeri. It is built on a steep slope and retains its traditional buildings.
It is the hometown of the poet and author Kostas Krystallis and Prime Minister Ioannis Kolettis.
- ^ "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.
- ^ EETAA local government changes
- ^ "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.