Fourka

For another place, see List of settlements in Chalkidiki.
Fourka
Φούρκα (Greek)
Furca (Aromanian)
Municipal unit
Fourka is located in Greece
Fourka
Fourka
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°10′N 20°57′E / 40.167°N 20.950°E / 40.167; 20.950
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityKonitsa
Area
 • Municipal unit32.374 km2 (12.500 sq mi)
Elevation
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
56
 • Municipal unit density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 08
Vehicle registrationΙΝ
Websitewww.fourka.gr

Fourka (Greek: Φούρκα; Aromanian: Furca) is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 32.374 km2.[3] Population 56 (2021).[1]

Demography

The inhabitants of Fourka have traditionally been Aromanians (Vlachs).[4]

References

  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. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ Nedelkov, L. (2009), "The Ethnic code of the Vlachs in the Balkans", EthnoAnthropoZoom: 221


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