The Municipality of Ioannina constitutes the traditional dynamic urban centre of the Region of Epirus and the main urban centre of Western Greece, after Patras and with a population of approximately 112.486 inhabitants is one of the 10 largest Municipalities, in terms of inhabitants, in Greece.
It is at the cross-border area between Albania and Greece and at the cross-border region between Greece and Italy. Strategically, the Municipality of Ioannina forms a geopolitical crossroad of the development axis of north Greece, especially after the construction of the Egnatia Odos Motorway. Combined with the Ionian Odos Motorway and the E65 motorway, Ioannina is a strategic Interchange Node of combined transportation due to its proximity to the country’s international gateway, the port of Igoumenitsa.