Chouliarades

Chouliarades Χουλιαράδες
Chouliarades
Coordinates: 39°33′N 21°00′E / 39.550°N 21.000°ECoordinates: 39°33′N 21°00′E / 39.550°N 21.000°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	North Tzoumerka
Municipal unit	Tzoumerka
Population (2001)[1]
• Rural	237
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Chouliarades (Greek: Χουλιαράδες) is a village in the municipality of North Tzoumerka, Greece. Its population was 237 people (2001 census). It is built on the slopes of Tzoumerka or Athamanio at 1,000 m. It is a traditional settlement since November 23, 1998 (Law 908D) and its code number is 12317201.

Information

It is located NNW of Athens, 32 southeast of Ioannina, southwest of Metsovo, west of Trikala and north of Arta.

The village is well known for its singing tradition: one of the villagers, Gakis Sontis, was recorded in 1930 by the Folklore Music Archive of Melpo Merlie.

Nearest places

• Vaptistis, east
• Ampelochori, southeast
• Kedros, northwest
• Petrovouni, north

Population

Year	Population
1981	442
1991	346
2001	237

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

External links

• Chouliarades at the GTP Travel Pages
• (Greek) Folklore Council in the village of Houliarades, in Tzoumerka (then with the Dodona subprefecture or province) in the Ioannina Prefecture
• (Greek) History of Chouliarades

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.