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Parapotamos Παραπόταμος
Municipal unit
Parapotamos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Thesprotia
Municipality	Igoumenitsa
Area
• Municipal unit	60.3 km² (23.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	969
• Municipal unit density	16/km² (42/sq mi)
• Community	634
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΗΝ

Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani^[2]) 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.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km².^[4] Population 969 (2021). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.^[5]^[6]

Name

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The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian, which comes from varfër/varfanjak meaning "poor", thus Varfani, "poor area" or "poor region" in Albanian.

References

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^ "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
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
^ official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Subdivisions of the municipality of Igoumenitsa
Municipal unit of Igoumenitsa	Agia Marina Agios Vlasios Graikochori Igoumenitsa Kastri Kryovrysi Ladochori Mavroudi Nea Selefkeia
Municipal unit of Margariti	Eleftheri Karteri Katavothra Margariti Mazarakia Mesovouni Spatharaioi
Municipal unit of Parapotamos	Drimitsa Geroplatanos Koritiani Parapotamos
Municipal unit of Perdika	Perdika
Municipal unit of Syvota	Argyrotopos Faskomilia Plataria Syvota

v t e Cham Albanians
History	Pashalik of Janina Souliotes (Souliote Confederacy Catastrophe of Zalongo Assembly of Preveza Albanian Committee of Janina Këshilla
Issue	Cham Albanian Resistance during World War II 4th "Ali Demi" Battalion "Chameria" Battalion Cham Albanian collaboration with the Axis Këshilla Paramythia executions Expulsion of Cham Albanians Anti-Fascist Committee of Cham Immigrants Liberation Army of Chameria
Organizations	"Çamëria" Association Chameria Human Rights Association Party for Justice, Integration and Unity Democratic Foundation of Chameria Bilal Xhaferri Cultural Association Shoqata Çamëria Party of the Chameria Party for Justice and Integration Party for Justice and Unity
Culture	Cham Albanian dialect Music Iso-poliphony Song of Çelo Mezani Song of Marko Boçari Dance Dance of Osman Taka Dance of Zalongo Magazines Krahu i shqiponjës
Settlements	Chameria Konispol Konispol Markat Janjar Paramythia Filiates Igoumenitsa Katavothra Fanari Louros Kranea Derviziana Thesprotiko Parapotamos Mousiotitsa Sagiada Syvota Xarrë Anthousa Kanallaki Parga Pandalejmon Mavronoros Vrinë Perdika Margariti Kastri¹ Karvounari
Individuals	Azis Tahir Ajdonati Aziz Çami Hamdi Çami Qamil Çami Thoma Çami Refo Çapari Ali Demi Musa Demi Niazi Demi Rexhep Demi Tahir Demi Abedin Dino Ahmed Dino Ali Dino Rasih Dino Shahin Dino Veli Gërra Muhamet Kyçyku Shpëtim Idrizi Tahir Muhedini Teme Sejko Dashamir Tahiri Hasan Tahsini Osman Taka Jakup Veseli Bilal Xhaferri
¹Settlements inhabited by communities known as Arvanites, and very rarely characterized as Cham

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