Vovousa

Vovousa (; ) 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 Zagori, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 51.029 km2. It is one of the original Zagori villages. Population 132 (2021).

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Place details

Locality: Βοβούσα
Region: Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 115

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Vovousa
Greek Dimos.name_local: ,
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Vovousis.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Epirus
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Ioannina
Greek Dimos.municipality: Zagori
Greek Dimos.population: 132
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.area: 51.029
Greek Dimos.licence: ΙΝ
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: 76 GR1310002 SPA PINDOS 39 (By TRYFON MANOLIS THESSALONIKI HELLAS).jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: View of Vovousa (Băiasa)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 115
Elevation: 977
Image: Vovousa.jpg
Dialing code: 2656

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native label: Βοβούσα
Commons category: Vovousa
postal code: 440 14

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Name
Geography
History
Demographics
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== Name == The names of the river Vjosa and village are intertwined. The river in Greek is known as Vovousa by the village of Vovousa and the surrounding area and in Aromanian both are named as Băiasa. Aoos, the ancient form of the river name was preserved in the subsequent forms Voosa and Vovousa as they preserved the f sound of the mainland Doric Greek dialect in the toponym or the later development of a dentolabial v between vowels and by the influence of the Albanian article.