Perama, Ioannina

Municipal unit in Greece

Perama Πέραμα
Municipal unit
39°42′N 20°51′E / 39.700°N 20.850°E / 39.700; 20.850
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Ioannina
Area
• Municipal unit	105.725 km² (40.821 sq mi)
• Community	7.597 km² (2.933 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	4,695
• Municipal unit density	44/km² (120/sq mi)
• Community	1,943
• Community density	260/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Perama (Greek: Πέραμα) is a town and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It lies about 4 km north of central Ioannina. The town's name means "passage" and it lies on the northern edge of lake Pamvotis (Greek Παμβώτις). It is famous for its cave, known as the "Cave of Perama" (Greek Σπήλαιον Περάματος). The cave, extending five kilometres below the ground and having been explored fully only up to one kilometre, has a remarkable arrangement of stalagmites and stalactites. An 11th-century church in the town dedicated to Saint Haralambos and reputedly built by Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus is in a bad state of repair and is rarely open to the general public. The town lies on GR-6 between Igoumenitsa and Metsovo.

The municipal unit has an area of 105.725 km², the community 7.597 km².^[3] The municipal unit has a population of 4,695 inhabitants (2021). Its largest settlements are Pérama (pop. 1,943), Krýa (784), Kranoúla (643), Amfithéa (613) and Perívleptos (391).

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.