Zalongo

Zalongo
Ζάλογγο
Monastery of Zalongo.
Monastery of Zalongo.
Zalongo is located in Greece
Zalongo
Zalongo
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°08′N 20°40′E / 39.133°N 20.667°E / 39.133; 20.667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitPreveza
MunicipalityPreveza
Area
 • Municipal unit137.6 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,986
 • Municipal unit density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΖ

Zalongo (Greek: Ζάλογγο) is a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 137.631 km2.[3] Population 3,986 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Kanali. Nearby is the 18th century Zalongo Monastery, immortalized by the defiant mass suicide of a group of Souliot women. The ruins of ancient Cassope are situated near the village Kamarina.

  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.