title: Thesprotiko
text: # Thesprotiko
  
  Thesprotiko (Greek: Θεσπρωτικό, "Thesprotian") is a village and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 131.823 $km^2.$ Population 4,075 (2011). The village was known as Lelova (Λέλοβα) until April 1, 1927 when it adopted its current name. An independent community since 1919, Thesprotiko became a municipality in 1948.
  
  ## Subdivisions
  
  The municipal unit Thesprotiko is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
  
  * Assos (Assos, Kerasovo)
  * Galatas (Galatas, Agios Savvas, Zervo)
  * Meliana
  * Nikolitsi (Nikolitsi, Elaia, Platania)
  * Pappadates (Pappadates, Agioi Apostoloi, Galini)
  * Polystafylo (Polystafylo, Agia Triada)
  * Rizovouni (Rizovouni, Ziropoli)
  * Thesprotiko
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Village | Municipality |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | 2,005 | - |
  | 1991 | 1,936 | 5,653 |
  | 2001 | 1,775 | 5,474 |
  | 2011 | 1,363 | 4,075 |
  
  ## Geography
  
  It is the capital of the area of Lakka in the Preveza Prefecture (Lakka Lelovou), and has a valley which includes several villages. The village is located between the Thesprotika (Baldenesi, Μπαλντενέσι) with the elevation of 1,250 m and Tsouka Podogora-Zarkorachi to the east with the elevation of 1,270 m. It had a lake with the name of Mavri which dried up in 1960.
  
  