Voio (municipality) explained

Voio
Name Local:	Βόιο
Type:	municipality
Periph:	West Macedonia
Periphunit:	Kozani
Pop Municipality:	14947
Area Municipality:	1007.6
Population As Of:	2021
Coordinates:	40.2667°N 54°W

Voio (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βόιο) is a municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Siatista.^[1] It was named after the Voio mountains. The municipality has an area of 1007.629 km².^[2] Its population at the 2021 census was 14,947.

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:^[1]

• Askio
• Neapoli
• Pentalofos
• Siatista
• Tsotyli

Province

The province of Voio (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επαρχία Βοΐου) was one of the provinces of the Kozani Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Voio.^[3] It was abolished in 2006.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.
3. Web site: Detailed census results 1991 .