Dodoni

Dodoni Δωδώνη
View of Dodoni and mount Tomaros
Dodoni
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°46′E / 39.550°N 20.767°E / 39.550; 20.767Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°46′E / 39.550°N 20.767°E / 39.550; 20.767
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)
Community
• Population	184
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]

• Agios Dimitrios
• Dodoni
• Lakka Souliou
• Selles

Gallery

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  Theatre at Dodoni

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  View on theatre and mount Tomaros

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  Dodoni municipality

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

Administrative division of the Epirus Region Area 9,203 km2 (3,553 sq mi) Population 336,856 (as of 2011) Municipalities 18 (since 2011) Capital Ioannina Regional unit of Arta Arta Central Tzoumerka Georgios Karaiskakis Nikolaos Skoufas Regional unit of Ioannina Dodoni Ioannina Konitsa Metsovo North Tzoumerka Pogoni Zagori Zitsa Regional unit of Preveza Parga Preveza Ziros Regional unit of Thesprotia Filiates Igoumenitsa Souli Regional governor Alexandros Kachrimanis (since 2014) Decentralized Administration Epirus and Western Macedonia