Kalpaki (Greek: Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is situated about 30km (19mi) northwest of Ioannina, and southwest of Konitsa. The municipal unit has an area of 116.756km2, and the community 13.189km2.[3] The Greek National Road 20 connects Kalpaki with Ioannina and Konitsa. The GR-22 connects Kalpaki with Kakavia, the border crossing into southern Albania.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kalpaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]
On January 7th, 02:00am UTC, an IF2 ranked tornado hit Kalpaki, Greece. The tornado destroyed a poultry farm, killing tens of thousands of chickens. The tornado also significantly damaged two other buildings, both of which had partially collapsed walls. A church, watchtowers and other structures were also damaged. This would become one of the worst tornadoes in Europe in 2026.[4]
