Melissourgoi

Melissourgoi (Greek: Μελισσουργοί, Beekeepers) is a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, in northwestern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the Central Tzoumerka municipality.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 35.510 km², making it the smallest municipal unit in Central Tzoumerka.^[3] In 2021, it recorded a population of 264.

Melissourgoi Μελισσουργοί
Municipal unit
Melissourgoi Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°31′N 21°09′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Arta
Municipality	Central Tzoumerka
Area
• Municipal unit	35.51 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	264
• Municipal unit density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΑΤ

History

It was formerly an independent municipality, but in 2011, during the local government reform, it merged with Agnanta, Athamania, and Theodoriana to form the municipality of Central Tzoumerka.

Notable people

• Dimitris Tsovolas (1942-), politician
• Ioannis Banias (1939-2012), politician

References

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.