Meliti (municipal unit)
Meliti (Greek: Δήμος Μελίτης) is a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.
Meliti
Μελίτη | |
|---|---|
  Meliti Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°35′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| • Municipal unit | 269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,803 |
| • Municipal unit density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 530 71 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20081018224946/http://www.dimosmelitis.gr/ |
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Neochoraki (Neochoraki, Agios Athanasios)
- Achlada (Achlada, Ano Achlada, Giourouki)
- Vevi
- Itea
- Lofoi
- Meliti
- Palaistra
- Pappagiannis
- Sitaria
- Skopos
- Tripotamos
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of Meliti Municipality was 7,803 people.[4] The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees from Asia Minor.[5][6]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "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.
- http://www.anko-eunet.gr/download/elstat-episima-apotelesmata-apografis-nomimou-plithusmou-2011
- Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates (10). doi:10.4000/strates.381. S2CID 161802924.
- "Pollitecon Publications : : Books on the Macedonians of Greece".
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