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Konitsa
Konitsa (, see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Konitsa lies northeast of a group of villages known as the Zagorochoria. The town was built amphitheatrically-shaped on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range from where it overlooks the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis.
Aetomilitsa
Aetomilitsa (, before 1927: Δέντσικον, Dentsikon, between 1927 and 1928: Γαλαταριά, Galataria; ) is a village 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. Before 2011, it was an independent community. The 2021 census recorded 200 residents in the village. The community of Aetomilitsa covers an area of .
Fourka
Fourka (; ) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 32.374 km2. Population 56 (2021).
Distrato
Distrato (, before 1928: Βριάζα, Vriaza; ) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 53.837 km2. Population 207 (2021). The village is located in a ravine on the right side of the river Vjosa.
Molista
Molista (, before 1928: Μεσαριά - Mesaria) is a settlement in the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece. It is situated on the northwestern slope of Smolikas, between the villages Monastiri to the southwest and Gannadio to the northeast. It is part of the municipality of Konitsa. The GR-20 (Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani), the old road is approximately 5 km west. The village is almost uninhabited during the winter months.
Pyrsogianni
Pyrsogianni () is a village in the Ioannina regional unit, northern Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope on the right bank of the river Sarantaporos. It is in the municipal unit of Mastorochoria, and it was the seat of the former municipality Mastorochoria. The Greek National Road 20 (Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani) passes east of the village. It is 4 km northwest of Kastaniani, 20 km northeast of Konitsa and 60 km north of Ioannina.
Kastaniani
Kastaniani (, between 1950–2013: Καστανέα, Kastanea) is a mountain village in the Ioannina regional unit in northern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Mastorochoria. It is situated in the northern Pindus mountains, near the left bank of the river Sarantaporos. It is 4 km southeast of Pyrsogianni and 18 km northeast of Konitsa.
Kleidonia
Kleidonia () is a village and a community in the municipality of Konitsa, Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The community includes the village Kalyvia. The Greek National Road 20 (Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani) passes through Kalyvia. It is situated on the right bank of the river Voidomatis, a tributary of the Aoos.
Plikati
Plikati (, ) is a village in the municipal unit of Mastorochoria, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is one of the northernmost villages in Epirus. The village architecture is of stone houses with slate roofs, some either two or three storeys in height.
Mastorochoria Municipal Unit
Mastorochoria () is a former municipality 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. The municipal unit has an area of 271.160 km2. Population 851 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrsogianni.
Molyvdoskepastos
Molyvdoskepastos (, before 1929: Δεπαλίτσα, Depalitsa) is a village located in the municipality of Konitsa, in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It has a population of 45 people (2021) and is the birthplace of former Greek President Karolos Papoulias. Although traditionally included in the historical region of Pogoni, it is not a part of the municipality of Pogoni.