Peraia, Pella
Peraia (Greek: Περαία, before 1927: Κότσανα, Kotsana[2]) is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece on the bank of Lake Vegoritida. The village is located south of the town of Arnissa within the Vegoritida municipal unit which belongs to the municipality of Edessa.
Peraia
Περαία | |
|---|---|
  Peraia | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′17″N 21°49′19″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Municipality | Edessa |
| Municipal unit | Vegoritida |
| Community | |
| • Population | 381 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
The village was formerly inhabited by a Turkish-speaking Muslim population.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 1404 people in the village and in 1923 there were 1300 who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Kotsana there were 203 refugee families from Asia Minor.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 586 village inhabitants.[3] There were 136 refugee families (588 people) in 1928.[3] The Greek refugees came from the following locations in Asia Minor including Kuri, Peladari, Tsanakalai, Appoloniatha as well as Armenia.
The current population is estimated at 400.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Kotsana – Peraia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 28 March 2022.