Syrrako
Syrrako
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Syrrako | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 21°06′E / 39.600°N 21.100°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | North Tzoumerka |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 29.307 km2 (11.315 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 391 |
| • Municipal unit density | 13.3/km2 (34.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Syrrako (Greek: Συρράκο, between 1940–2002: Σιράκο, Sirako; Aromanian: Săraku) 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 North Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 29.307 km2. It is located 52 km southeast of Ioannina at an altitude of 1200 m, on the mountain Peristeri. It is built on a steep slope and retains its traditional buildings.
It is the hometown of the poet and author Kostas Krystallis and Prime Minister Ioannis Kolettis.