Syvota

Syvota
Σύβοτα
View of Syvota.
View of Syvota.
Syvota is located in Greece
Syvota
Syvota
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°24′N 20°15′E / 39.400°N 20.250°E / 39.400; 20.250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalityIgoumenitsa
Area
 • Municipal unit72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,693
 • Municipal unit density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
 • Community
1,089
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΝ

Syvota (Greek: Σύβοτα, pronounced [ˈsivota], before 1927: Βώλια - Volia,[2] 1927-1940: Μούρτος - Mourtos)[3] 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.[4] The municipal unit has an area of 72.439 km2.[5] The population in 2021 was 1,089 for the village, and 2,693 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has four main settlements: Syvota, Argyrotopos, Faskomilia, and Plataria. The seat of the municipality was in Plataria.

Bella beach in Syvota.
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Πανδέκτης: Volia -- Mourtos". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  4. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.