Ion Dragoumis (municipality)
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Ion Dragoumis is a former municipality
in Kastoria peripheral unit, West Macedonia
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida
, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after the Greek diplomat Ion Dragoumis
. Population 3,457 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Vogatsiko
.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in Kastoria peripheral unit, West Macedonia
West Macedonia
West Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. It is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida
Orestida
Orestida is a municipality in the Kastoria peripheral unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Argos Orestiko.The town of Argos Orestiko hosts the celebration of the ascension of the Holy Cross, in September...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after the Greek diplomat Ion Dragoumis
Ion Dragoumis
Ion Dragoumis was a Greek diplomat, writer and revolutionary.Born in Athens, Dragoumis was the son of Stephanos Dragoumis who was foreign minister under Charilaos Trikoupis. The family originated in Vogatsiko in Kastoria...
. Population 3,457 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Vogatsiko
Vogatsiko
Vogatsiko is a village in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia, located at the southeast corner of Kastoria peripheral unit. It was the seat of the municipality of Ion Dragoumis. The village's population is estimated at some 800 people. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides...
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