| Thesprotiko | |
| Name Local: | Θεσπρωτικό |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Coordinates: | 39.25°N 67°W |
| Elevation: | 60 |
| Periph: | Epirus |
| Periphunit: | Preveza |
| Municipality: | Ziros |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Pop Municunit: | 3341 |
| Pop Community: | 1257 |
| Area Municunit: | 131.8 |
Thesprotiko (el|Θεσπρωτικό, "Thesprotian") is a village and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 131.823 km2.[2] The village was known as Lelova (Λέλοβα) until April 1, 1927 when it adopted its current name.[3] An independent community since 1919, Thesprotiko became a municipality in 1948.[4]
The municipal unit Thesprotiko is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Year | Village | Municipality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,005 | - | |
| 1991 | 1,936 | 5,653 | |
| 2001 | 1,775 | 5,474 | |
| 2011 | 1,363 | 4,075 | |
| 2021 | 1,257 | 3,341 |
It is the capital of the area of Lakka in the Preveza Prefecture (Lakka Lelovou), and has a valley which includes several villages. The village is located between the Thesprotika (Baldenesi, Μπαλντενέσι) with the elevation of 1,250 m and Tsouka Podogora-Zarkorachi to the east with the elevation of 1,270 m. It had a lake with the name of Mavri which dried up in 1960.