Ano Pogoni

Ano Pogoni (Greek: Άνω Πωγώνι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 137.084 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Kefalovryso.

Ano Pogoni Άνω Πωγώνι
Municipal unit
Ano Pogoni Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°1′N 20°34′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Pogoni
Area
• Municipal unit	137.084 km2 (52.928 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,067
• Municipal unit density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	440 06
Area code(s)	26570
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Ano Pogoni is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Kosmas
• Kakolakkos
• Kato Meropi
• Kefalovryso
• Meropi (formerly Roumpates)^[4]
• Oraiokastro
• Palaiopyrgos
• Roupsia
• Vasiliko

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,108	—
2001[3]	1,398	−33.7%
2011[5]	1,490	+6.6%
2021[1]	1,067	−28.4%

Names

The name Ano Pogoni means "Upper Pogoni". Some Albanian toponyms exist for names of villages in the Pogoni area such as Roumpates meaning robe or garment.^[6]

History

During the Balkan Wars (autumn 1912) a number of villages in the area were affected by raids of Muslim bands.^[7] At the end of the Balkan Wars most of the Pogoni area became part Greece, while six villages (Lower Pogoni) were ceded to the newly established Principality of Albania.