Perdika
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Perdika
Πέρδικα | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Thesprotia |
| Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,543 |
| • Municipal unit density | 44.6/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Perdika (Greek: Πέρδικα) is a village and a former community in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 34.605 km2.[3]
Perdika is located 29 miles southeast of Igoumenitsa. The town's population is 1,543, as of the 2021 population census. Primary aspects of the economy are agriculture and tourism.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1927, the name of the village was changed from Arpitsa (Greek: Αρπίτσα; Albanian: Arpica) to Perdika. In 1944, the local Cham Albanians were expulsed.[4][5][6]
References
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- ^ Fatos Mero Rrapaj (1995). Fjalori Onomastik i Epirit. Eurorilindja. f. 273.
- ^ Rrapaj. Fjalori Onomastik i Epirit. 1995. f. 273-277. Treguan: 1) Duro Balo, 85 vjeç, autodidakt, nga Arpica, refugjat i vitit 1944, sot me banim në Skelë (Vlorë). 2) Hajredin Muhamet Shabani, 35 vjeç, me arsim 7 vjeçar, teknik ndërtimi, nga Arpica, refugjat i vitit 1944, sot me banim në Skelë (Vlorë). 3) Ahmet Duro Balo, 35 vjeç, minator, me arsim 7 vjeçar, nga Arpica, refugjat i vitit 1944, sot me banim në Skelë (Vlorë). Vlorë. 1960.
