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'''Filiates''' ({{lang-el|Φιλιάτες}}, {{lang-sq|Filat or Filati}}) is a town and a ] in ], ]. It is located in the northernmost part of the prefecture, bordering western ] and southern ]. It has a land area of 495.727 km² and a population of 8,288 (2001 census). Its village population was 2,246 and the municipal district population was 2,344. It is the 11th-largest municipality in area in Greece, and the largest in Thesprotia (right after ], covering almost one-third of the prefecture. Its municipal seat is the town of '''Filiátes''' (pop. 2,246), one of the biggest towns in the area. The largest other towns or villages in the municipality are Keramítsa (pop. 309), Palaiochóri (291), Vrysélla (277), Leptokaryá (276), Trikóryfon (245), Ampeló (222), Kerasochóri (211), and Kokkiniá (205). The municipality has a total of 42 municipal districts, the most of any municipality in Greece. (The next largest two, with 31 each, are ] in ], and ] in ].) It was home to ], before 1944, when they were expelled.<ref>James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers </ref> '''Filiates''' ({{lang-el|Φιλιάτες}}) is a town and a ] in ], ]. It is located in the northernmost part of the prefecture, bordering western ] and southern ]. It has a land area of 495.727 km² and a population of 8,288 (2001 census). Its village population was 2,246 and the municipal district population was 2,344. It is the 11th-largest municipality in area in Greece, and the largest in Thesprotia (right after ], covering almost one-third of the prefecture. Its municipal seat is the town of '''Filiátes''' (pop. 2,246), one of the biggest towns in the area. The largest other towns or villages in the municipality are Keramítsa (pop. 309), Palaiochóri (291), Vrysélla (277), Leptokaryá (276), Trikóryfon (245), Ampeló (222), Kerasochóri (211), and Kokkiniá (205). The municipality has a total of 42 municipal districts, the most of any municipality in Greece. (The next largest two, with 31 each, are ] in ], and ] in ].) It was home to ], before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.<ref>James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers </ref>


==Location== ==Location==

Revision as of 17:50, 24 August 2008

Municipality of Filiates
Δήμος Φιλιατών
Dimos Filiaton
Statistics
Periphery: Epirus
Prefecture: Thesprotia
Seat: Filiates
Number of municipal districts: 42 (see below)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.763 (39° 35' 47") N
20.3087 (20° 18' 32") E
Area:
-Rank
km²
Population: (2001)
-Town
-Municipal district
-Municipality (Change from 1991)
-Percent of the prefecture
- Density<--
 - Rank-->
2,246
2,344 (-245 or -10.91%)
8,288
95.82%
27.09%
17.98%
16.72/km²
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
about 100 m
about 220 m
Mourgkana (1,808 m)
Postal code: GR-461 00

Filiates (Template:Lang-el) is a town and a municipality in Thesprotia, Greece. It is located in the northernmost part of the prefecture, bordering western Ioannina Prefecture and southern Albania. It has a land area of 495.727 km² and a population of 8,288 (2001 census). Its village population was 2,246 and the municipal district population was 2,344. It is the 11th-largest municipality in area in Greece, and the largest in Thesprotia (right after Paramythia, covering almost one-third of the prefecture. Its municipal seat is the town of Filiátes (pop. 2,246), one of the biggest towns in the area. The largest other towns or villages in the municipality are Keramítsa (pop. 309), Palaiochóri (291), Vrysélla (277), Leptokaryá (276), Trikóryfon (245), Ampeló (222), Kerasochóri (211), and Kokkiniá (205). The municipality has a total of 42 municipal districts, the most of any municipality in Greece. (The next largest two, with 31 each, are Megalópoli in Arcadia, and Kalavryta in Achaea.) It was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.

Location

Filiates is located southwest of Konitsa, west-southest of Kozani and Thessaloniki, west of Ioannina, northwest of Athens, north of Preveza and east of Igoumenitsa.

Filiates is connected with the GR-6 (Larissa - Metsovo - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa) and is now the old road. It has a few interchanges with the Egnatia Odos (Alexandroupoli - Thessaloniki - Igoumenisa) and several had just opened. It is connected with the GR-19 that goes down to Paramythia and Preveza.

Settlement

Municipal districts

Population

Year Population Change Municipal district population Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality Municipal population Percent of the prefecture
1981 2,439 - - - - - - -
1991 2,591 +152 or +6.23% - - - - - -
2001 2,246 -245 or -10.91% 2,344 95.82% 27.09% (village)
28.28% (municipal district)		 8,288 17.98% 16.72/km²

Geography

Its geography consists of almost entirely mountainous with several valleys. The Mourgkana mountains lie to the north with the Albanian border. Farmlands are in the valleys and forests and grasslands also dominates the areas and covers about 60 to 70%.

Climate

Its climate is one of the wettest in the prefecture, when the western coastline receives more sunshine, the area receives rain and snow during the winter months.

Other

Filiates has schools, a few lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia). Its nearest university is east in Ioannina, the University of Ioannina.

External links

Northwest: Albania North: Albania (country) and Delvinaki?
West: Sagiada
 Filiates East: Ioannina Prefecture
Southwest: Igoumenitsa South: Parapotamos Southeast: Paramythia
Subdivisions of the municipality of Filiates
Municipal unit of Filiates
  • Achladea
  • Aetos
  • Agios Nikolaos
  • Agioi Pantes
  • Ampelonas
  • Anavryto
  • Charavgi
  • Faneromeni
  • Filiates
  • Foiniki
  • Gardiki
  • Giromeri
  • Gola
  • Kallithea
  • Kato Xechoro
  • Kefalochori
  • Keramitsa
  • Kerasochori
  • Kokkinia
  • Kokkinolithari
  • Kouremadi
  • Kryoneri
  • Kyparisso
  • Leptokarya
  • Lia
  • Lista
  • Malouni
  • Milea
  • Palaiochori
  • Palaiokklisi
  • Palampas
  • Pigadoulia
  • Plaisio
  • Platanos
  • Raveni
  • Rizo
  • Sideri
  • Trikoryfo
  • Tsamantas
  • Vavouri
  • Vrysella
  • Xechoro
Municipal unit of Sagiada
  • Asprokklisi
  • Kestrini
  • Ragi
  • Sagiada
  • Smertos

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