Vasiliko, Ioannina

Vasiliko (Greek: Βασιλικό, before 1928: Τσαραπλανά - Tsaraplana^[2]) is a village in the municipality of Pogoni, Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 800 m. It is 3 km east of Kefalovryso, 13 km west of Konitsa, 16 km south of Leskovik (Albania) and 44 km northwest of Ioannina.

Vasiliko Βασιλικό
Community
Vasiliko
Coordinates: 40°1′N 20°36′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Pogoni
Municipal unit	Ano Pogoni
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	161
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	507	—
1991	416	−17.9%
2001[3]	259	−37.7%
2011[4]	228	−12.0%
2021[1]	161	−29.4%

People

Vasiliko is home to an Aromanian community. Vasiliko is the place of birth of the Patriarch of Constantinople Athenagoras I (1948–1972), who was born there on 25 March 1886 as Aristoklis Spyrou.

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

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. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.