Parapotamos
Parapotamos
Παραπόταμος | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Thesprotia |
| Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 969 |
| • Municipal unit density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Community | 634 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2. Population 969 (2021). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.