Milea, Ioannina Explained

Milea
Name Local:	Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μηλέα Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: Ameru
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Epirus
Periphunit:	Ioannina
Population:	311
Population As Of:	2021
Area:	54.556
Elevation:	1160
Coordinates:	39.85°N 35°W
Postal Code:	442 00
Area Code:	+30-2656
Licence:	ΙΝ
Caption Skyline:	View of Milea

Milea (; Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: Ameru) is an Aromanian village^[1] 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.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 311 residents in Milea. The community of Milea covers an area of 54.556 km².^[3] Milea is 15 km away from Metsovo.

Milea is included in the Aromanian traditional song Di la Aminciu pãn' la Ameru ("From Metsovo to Milea").^[4]

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
• Valley of Millia

References

1. https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/thal/article/view/6166/5914 Ethnicity, identity and language: The case of the Vlachs/Aromanians of Metsovo
2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
3. 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 .
4. Book: Roznoveanu, Mirela. Vlachica: Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires. Mirela Roznoveanu. Xlibris. 2021. 9781664168053.