The historical region of Pogoni encompasses a larger area than the contemporary municipality. Six Greek-speaking villages in
Albania which comprised the former
commune of
Pogon are also included in the region, as well as the area in and around
Molyvdoskepastos in Greece, which is a part of the municipality of
Konitsa. Pogoni was populated by the end of the
Neolithic Age. Historically, the region was inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of the
Molossians. Pogoni was also home to the 268th
Patriarch of Constantinople,
Athenagoras I. ==Municipality==