Papingo

Papingo
Πάπιγκο
Papingo
Papingo
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°58′N 20°44′E / 39.967°N 20.733°E / 39.967; 20.733
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Area
  Municipal unit34.131 km2 (13.178 sq mi)
Elevation
958 m (3,143 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
223
  Municipal unit density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
44004
Area code(s)26530
Vehicle registrationΙΝ
Websitewww.papigo.gr

Papingo (Greek: Πάπιγκο, also transcribed as Papigko, Papigo) is a former community (1919-2010) in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform (the so-called Kallikratis Law) it has become part of the municipality of Zagori, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.131 km2. It is located in the Vikos–Aoös National Park.

Papingo consists of two villages: Megalo Papingo (Greek: Μεγάλο Πάπιγκο) and Mikro Papingo (Greek: Μικρό Πάπιγκο), greater and lesser Papingo. There is a single road that provides access first to Megalo Papingo and a kilometre further to Mikro Papingo.