Syvota

Syvota (Greek: Σύβοτα, pronounced [ˈsivota], before 1940: Μούρτος, Mourtos, pronounced [ˈmurtos] or Volia) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 72.439 km2. The population in 2011 was 875 for the village, and 2,640 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has four main settlements: Syvota, Argyrotopos, Faskomilia, and Plataria. The seat of the municipality was in Plataria.

Syvota
Σύβοτα
View of Syvota.
Syvota
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°24′N 20°15′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalityIgoumenitsa
  Municipal unit72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Municipal unit
2,640
  Municipal unit density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Community
  Population875 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΝ
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