Dodoni

Dodoni (Greek: Δωδώνη) is a village and a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Kyriaki (community Theriakisi).^[2]

Dodoni Δωδώνη
Municipality
View of Dodoni and mount Tomaros
Dodoni Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°46′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Area
• Municipality	657.5 km2 (253.9 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	101.0 km2 (39.0 sq mi)
• Community	8.748 km2 (3.378 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	7,199
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	937
• Municipal unit density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Community	185
• Community density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

The modern village of Dodoni is located near the ancient city of same name and site of the ancient oracle of Dodona. Oedipus the King was shot here in 1967.

Municipality

The present municipality Dodoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Agios Dimitrios
• Dodoni
• Lakka Souliou
• Selloi

The municipality Dodoni has an area of 657.499 km², the municipal unit Dodoni has an area of 101.016 km², and the community Dodoni has an area of 8.748 km².^[3]

Gallery

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  Theatre at Dodoni
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  View on theatre and Mount Tomaros

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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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.