Emmanouil Pappas (municipality)

Emmanouil Pappas (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Παππάς) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Chryso.[2] The municipality takes its name after a local historical figure who played an important part as a leader in the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. Emmanouil Pappas was born in the village that was previously called Dovista (Δοβίστα), probably of Slavic origin, though historians are uncertain of the exact root of that word. One conjecture involves the mispronunciation of the Latin 'Dove est', meaning 'where is it?', because, apparently, the village was undetectable from a distance.

Emmanouil Pappas
Εμμανουήλ Παππάς
Emmanouil Pappas is located in Greece
Emmanouil Pappas
Emmanouil Pappas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 41°05′N 23°43′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
Government
 • MayorDimitrios Notas (since 2014)
Area
 • Municipality337.9 km2 (130.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit217.5 km2 (84.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
14,664
 • Municipality density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
8,118
 • Municipal unit density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population601 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΕΡ
Websiteedemocracy-empapas.gr

Municipality

The municipality Emmanouil Pappas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 337.922 km2, the municipal unit 217.539 km2.[3]

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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