Dodoni

Dodoni
Δωδώνη

View of Dodoni and mount Tomaros
Dodoni

Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°46′E / 39.550°N 20.767°ECoordinates: 39°33′N 20°46′E / 39.550°N 20.767°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Ioannina
Area
 • Municipality 663.0 km2 (256.0 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 101.0 km2 (39.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 9,693
 • Municipality density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 1,338
 • Municipal unit density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΙΝ

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.[2] Dodoni is located near the 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)