Igoumenitsa

Igoumenitsa Ηγουμενίτσα
Municipality
View of a part of the city and its old port
Igoumenitsa Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°29′N 20°16′E / 39.483°N 20.267°E / 39.483; 20.267
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Thesprotia
Government
• Mayor	Panagiotis Ntais[1] (since 2023)
Area
• Municipality	428.4 km2 (165.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	25,698
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	18,562
• Municipal unit density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Community	10,315
Demonym	Igoumenitsiote
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	461 00
Area code(s)	26650
Vehicle registration	ΗΝ
Website	www.igoumenitsa.gr

Igoumenitsa (Greek: Ηγουμενίτσα, romanized: Igoumenítsa) is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Thesprotia.

Igoumenitsa is the chief port of Thesprotia and Epirus, and one of the largest passenger ports of Greece, connecting northwestern Mainland Greece with the Ionian Islands and Italy. The city is built on the easternmost end of the Gulf of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea and primary aspects of the economy are maritime, transport, services, agriculture and tourism. The 670 km (420 mi) long Egnatia Highway, which serves northern Greece, terminates at Igoumenitsa, making it a popular starting point for tourists coming from Europe and ending point for trucks from Turkey.

Igoumenitsa features many shops, schools, offices and cargo storages, a university department, a library, an archeological museum, several sport stadiums and tennis courses, a courthouse and a medical clinic. The Thesprotia Police Headquarters and the Municipal Sailing Club are located here. The city itself is built on the slopes of a forested mountain and expands perimetrically around the gulf.

The 2021 census recorded 25,698 inhabitants for the wider Municipality, of which 18,562 in the municipal unit of Igoumenitsa, and 10,315 in the town proper.^[2] Igoumenitsa is known for being surrounded by several forests and for its blue waters. The nearby Drepanos Beach is one of the longest sand beaches in the region, with a length of over 7 kilometers.