Milea (Greek: Μηλέα; Aromanian: Ameru) is an Aromanian village[2] and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Metsovo, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The 2021 census recorded 311 residents in Milea.[1] The community of Milea covers an area of 54.556 km2.[4] Milea is 15 km away from Metsovo.
Milea
Μηλέα Ameru | |
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 View of Milea | |
  Milea Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′N 21°14′E / 39.850°N 21.233°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Metsovo |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 54.556 km2 (21.064 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 311 |
| • Municipal unit density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 442 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2656 |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Milea is included in the Aromanian traditional song Di la Aminciu pãn' la Ameru ("From Metsovo to Milea").[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Ethnicity, identity and language: The case of the Vlachs/Aromanians of Metsovo. p. 247. "[...] although other Vlach villages, at least the neighbouring ones, e.g. Anilio and Milia [...]".
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Roznoveanu, Mirela (2021). Vlachica: Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires. Xlibris. ISBN 9781664168053.
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