Pramanta

Pramanta (Greek: Πράμαντα) is a village and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, in northwestern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality North Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] In 2021 its population was 1,514 for the community and 1,759 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 69.058 km² and the community 39.435 km².^[3] Pramanta is situated in the Athamanika mountains, at about 840m elevation. It is 4 km west of Melissourgoi, 6 km north of Agnanta, 6 km south of Prosilio, 65 km southeast of Ioannina, 70 km northeast of Arta and 28 km south of Metsovo.

Pramanta Πράμαντα
Municipal unit
Winter view, with Mt Athamanika in the background
Pramanta Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°31′N 21°06′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	North Tzoumerka
Area
• Municipal unit	69.058 km2 (26.663 sq mi)
• Community	39.435 km2 (15.226 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,759
• Municipal unit density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
• Community	1,514
• Community density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Subdivisions

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

• Ampelochori
• Pramanta (Pramanta, Tsopela, Christoi)
• Raftanaioi (Raftanaioi, Vounoreia, Zalouchos, Megali Rachi, Mylokopeio, Palaiomochousti, Pallikari, Plaka, Rouga, Fraxos)

Population

Year	Village population	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	-	1,585	-
1991	1,090	1,708	-
2001	1,422	1,845	2,194
2011	1,137	1,527	1,774
2021	1,214	1,514	1,759

Attractions

In the central square one can view the known perennial plane tree, the historic fountain called "Arapis" and the central church of the village, Agia Paraskevi. Close to Pramanta is the "Anemotrypa" cave with its underground river, the 13th century Kipina Monastery built into a rocky mountain, and the mountain retreat in "Isioma".

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.