Armata, Ioannina

Armata is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The village is located on the right side of the river Vjosa.

Name

The placename is derived from the personal name Armatos and the Slavic ending -ovo, a suffix which became productive in Greek, as shown by the toponyms in -ovo with a Greek subject or andronyms. The personal name Armatos comes from the medieval term armatos, indicating a 'Byzantine armed soldier' from the Latin armatus meaning 'armed'.

Demographics

Armata has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village.