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The Tzoumerka are an extended line of mountains with general direction from Noth to South. Inaccessible and with a hard bas-relief , the Tzoumerka have enough of their tops over than 2.000 m height forming an unapproachable wall between Arachthos (Westwards) and Achelwos in the Southen East. The region of Tzoumerka spans to both prefectures of Ioannina and Arta.

The department of Prefecture of Ioannina is setted from north and westwards by the river Arachthos, southernly by the Prefecture of Arta and Easternly by the Prefecture of Trikala. It includes the Municipality of Pramanta with seat the Pramanta, the Municipality of Tzoumerka with seat the Chouliarades, and the Communities of Kalarrita, Matsouki and Syrrako.

The financial aharacteristic of the region is the sovereign place that possess the livestock-farming, and the limited attendance of other sectors because the big demographic shrinkage.

Including the Kastanoxwria in westwards of Arachthos, in total 23 villages, occupy extent of 362 square kilometres and have population 7.059 residents (accordingly with the inventory 2001). The villages are the Aetoraxi, Ampeloxwri, Baptist, Ellinikon, Kalarrites, Kalentzi, Kedros, Koritiani, Michalitsi, Monolithi, Palaioxwri Sirrakou, Peirovouni, Pigadia, Plaisia of Malakasi, Matsouki, Platanousa, Potistika, Pramanta, Prosilio, Raftanaioi, Syrrako, Fortosi and Xouliarades.