Monastiri, Ioannina

Community in Greece

Monastiri Μοναστήρι
Community
40°07′19″N 20°48′26″E / 40.12194°N 20.80722°E / 40.12194; 20.80722
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	Konitsa
Municipal unit	Konitsa
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	5
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Monastiri (Greek: Μοναστήρι, meaning "monastery", before 1928: Μποτσιφάρι - Botsifari^[2]) is a settlement in the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece. It is situated on the northwestern slopes of Smolikas, at the elevation of 950m. Below the village is the river Sarantaporos, which empties into the Aoos a few kilometers west before entering Albania. It is in the municipality of Konitsa. It is 1 km southwest of Molista, 10 km northeast of Konitsa and 18 km east of Leskovik (Albania).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	99	—
1991	108	+9.1%
2001^[3]	23	−78.7%
2011^[4]	17	−26.1%
2021^[1]	5	−70.6%

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.