Bizani

Bizani
Μπιζάνι
Bizani

Coordinates: 39°34′N 20°52′E / 39.567°N 20.867°E / 39.567; 20.867Coordinates: 39°34′N 20°52′E / 39.567°N 20.867°E / 39.567; 20.867
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Ioannina
Municipality Ioannina
 • Municipal unit 91.372 km2 (35.279 sq mi)
Elevation 575 m (1,886 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 5,124
 • Municipal unit density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 384 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 11.660
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΙΝ

Bizani (Greek: Μπιζάνι) is a village and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 91.372 km2, the community 11.660 km2.[3] In 2011 its population was 5,124. The seat of the municipality was in Pedini. The municipal unit is situated in the plains and low hills south and southwest of Ioannina. The Greek National Road 5 (Ioannina - Arta), the Greek National Road 17 (Ioannina - Dodoni) and the Egnatia Odos motorway (Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Thessaloniki) pass through the municipal unit.

Subdivisions

The municipalunit Bizani is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

Year Population
1991 3,052
2001 4,241
2011 5,124

History

Bizani was the location of the Battle of Bizani that took place in February 1913 as part of the Balkan Wars as the last stronghold for Ioannina and the remainder of Epirus before ending almost five centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
 Pasaronas Ioannina Anatoli
Pamvotida
   Bizani  
Dodoni Agios Dimitrios
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