Zalongo (Greek: Ζάλογγο) is a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 137.631 km2.[3] Population 3,986 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Kanali. Nearby is the 18th century Zalongo Monastery, immortalized by the defiant mass suicide of a group of Souliot women. The ruins of ancient Cassope are situated near the village Kamarina.

Zalongo
Ζάλογγο
Monastery of Zalongo.
Monastery of Zalongo.
Zalongo is located in Greece
Zalongo
Zalongo
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°08′N 20°40′E / 39.133°N 20.667°E / 39.133; 20.667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitPreveza
MunicipalityPreveza
Area
 • Municipal unit137.6 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,986
 • Municipal unit density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΖ

References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.