Theodoros Ziakas is a former municipality

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 Grevena 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 Grevena

Grevena

Grevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after Theodoros Ziakas

Theodoros Ziakas

Theodoros Ziakas was a chieftain in northern Greece that was active in the Grevena region uprising against the Turks in 1854.Theodoros Ziakas took the western Pindus, using it as a base from which to raid the Grevena area...

, a 19th century leader of the Greek struggle for independence. Population 2,855 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Mavranaioi

Mavranaioi

Mavranaioi is the former seat of government in the municipality of Theodoros Ziakas, Grevena Prefecture, in Greece. It has a population of approximately 200.It is the first village on the road to the ski resort Vassilitsa at an altitude of 770 m.From Mavranaious came the Abbot of the Monis...

. The village stands at 900 meters elevation.