Milea, Ioannina

Milea
Μηλέα
Ameru
View of Milea
View of Milea
Milea is located in Greece
Milea
Milea
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°51′N 21°14′E / 39.850°N 21.233°E / 39.850; 21.233
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityMetsovo
Area
 • Municipal unit54.556 km2 (21.064 sq mi)
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
311
 • Municipal unit density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
442 00
Area code(s)+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Milea (Greek: Μηλέα; Aromanian: Ameru) is an Aromanian village[2] and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Metsovo, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The 2021 census recorded 311 residents in Milea.[1] The community of Milea covers an area of 54.556 km2.[4] Milea is 15 km away from Metsovo.

Milea is included in the Aromanian traditional song Di la Aminciu pãn' la Ameru ("From Metsovo to Milea").[5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ethnicity, identity and language: The case of the Vlachs/Aromanians of Metsovo. p. 247. "[...] although other Vlach villages, at least the neighbouring ones, e.g. Anilio and Milia [...]".
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ Roznoveanu, Mirela (2021). Vlachica: Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires. Xlibris. ISBN 9781664168053.