Igoumenitsa

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Igoumenitsa Ηγουμενίτσα
View of the old port
Igoumenitsa
Location within the region [show]
Coordinates: 39°29′N 20°16′ECoordinates: 39°29′N 20°16′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Thesprotia
Government
• Mayor	Giorgos Katsinos
Area
• Municipality	426.6 km2(164.7 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	80.8 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	25,814
• Municipality density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	17,902
• Municipal unit density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Community
• Population	9820
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	461 00
Area code(s)	26650
Vehicle registration	ΗΝ
Website	www.igoumenitsa.gr

Igoumenitsa (Greek: Ηγουμενίτσα, Greek pronunciation: [iɣumeˈnitsa]), is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani.

The 670 km (420 mi) long Egnatia Highway, which serves northern Greece, terminates at Igoumenitsa.

Traffic[edit]

The Patras, Greece to Brindisi, Italy car–ferry ships of the Hellenic Mediterranean Lines (HML) stop at Igoumenitsa, before crossing the Adriatic Sea and vice versa, as well as the ships of Superfast Ferries, ANEK Lines and several other shipping companies, before going to Ancona, Bari or Venice in Italy, and vice versa. Frequent passenger and car ferries to and from Corfu.

The Egnatia Odos motorway, which was opened in 2009 and is part of the , has significantly enhanced the connection withThessaloniki and Turkey and shortened the required travelling time from and to the Turkish border by several hours. BetweenThessaloniki and the Turkish border, the road runs more or less parallel to the ancient Roman Via Egnatia.

Climate[edit]

The average rainfall in Igoumenitsa is around 1,100 mm (43.3 in). By comparison in Athens it is only 380 mm (15.0 in); in Crete it is 640 mm (25.2 in), and in Ioannina 1,300 mm (51.2 in).

The temperature table are dated as of 2005.

Month	Inland temperature	Sea temperature
January	12 °C	16 °C
February	9 °C	15 °C
March	14 °C	16 °C
April	16 °C	17 °C
May	22 °C	19 °C
June	25 °C	22 °C
July	28 °C	24 °C
August	27 °C	25 °C
September	25 °C	24 °C
October	20 °C	23 °C
November	18 °C	20 °C
December	13 °C	17 °C

The water is safe for swimming between the months of May to November, that's only half a year. In 2005, the town had 65 rainy days, the summer had 4 rainy days with 10 hours of mix of sun and clouds each day. The last 25 years, the lowest temperature was −9 °C (16 °F) and the highest was 43 °C (109 °F).