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Voio (municipality)

Voio
Βόιο
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Voio is located in Greece
Voio
Voio
Coordinates: 40°16′N 21°33′E / 40.267°N 21.550°E / 40.267; 21.550Coordinates: 40°16′N 21°33′E / 40.267°N 21.550°E / 40.267; 21.550
Country Greece
Administrative region West Macedonia
Regional unit Kozani
Area
 • Municipality 1,007.6 km2 (389.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 18,386
 • Municipality density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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Voio (Greek: Βόιο) is a municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Siatista. It was named after the Voio mountains. The municipality has an area of 1007.629 km2. Its population at the 2011 census was 18,386.

The municipality Voio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

The province of Voio (Greek: Επαρχία Βοΐου) was one of the provinces of the Kozani Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Voio. It was abolished in 2006.


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