Fourka Explained

Fourka
Name Local:
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Epirus
Periphunit:	Ioannina
Population:	56
Population As Of:	2021
Area:	32.374
Elevation:	1360
Coordinates:	40.1667°N 77°W
Postal Code:	440 08
Licence:	ΙΝ

Fourka (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φούρκα; Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: Furca) is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] The municipal unit has an area of 32.374 km².^[2] Population 56 (2021).

Demography

The inhabitants of Fourka have traditionally been Aromanians (Vlachs).

References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .