Voio (municipality)
Voio (Greek: Βόιο) is a municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Siatista.[2] It was named after the Voio mountains. The municipality has an area of 1007.629 km2.[3] Its population at the 2011 census was 18,386.[1]
Voio Βόιο | |
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  Voio Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′N 21°33′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,007.6 km2 (389.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 18,386 |
| • Municipality density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Municipality
The municipality Voio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
Province
The province of Voio (Greek: Επαρχία Βοΐου) was one of the provinces of the Kozani Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Voio.[4] It was abolished in 2006.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
Administrative division of the Western Macedonia Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Florina |  | |
| Regional unit of Grevena | ||
| Regional unit of Kastoria | ||
| Regional unit of Kozani | ||
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