Plagia, Paionia

Plagia (Greek: Πλαγιά, before 1928: Greek: Καρασινάν Karasinan)[2][3] is a village in the Kilkis regional unit of Greece.[2][4] It is situated in the municipal unit of Axioupoli, in the Paionia municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia.

Plagia
Πλαγιά
Panorama from the village photographed by the French Army in May 1917
Panorama from the village photographed by the French Army in May 1917
Plagia is located in Greece
Plagia
Plagia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°04′49.64″N 22°29′48.71″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityPaeonia
Municipal unitAxioupolis
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
224
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61 400
Vehicle registrationKI

The terrain around Plagia is hilly to the southwest, but to the northeast it is flat.[lower-alpha 1] The highest point nearby is 1,627 metres above sea level, 14.5 km southwest of Plagia.[lower-alpha 2] Around Plagia it is quite sparsely populated, with 38 inhabitants per square kilometre.[6] The nearest major community is Axioupoli, 11.2 km south of Plagia. In the surroundings around Plagia, mainly sparse and often low-growing subtropical forest grows.[lower-alpha 3] [7]

The climate in the area is temperate. Average annual temperature in the neighbourhood is 15 °C . The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 28 °C, and the coldest is January, with 3 °C.[8] Average annual rainfall is 984 millimetres. The wettest month is February, with an average of 137 mm of precipitation , and the driest is August, with 32 mm of precipitation.[9]

Notes and citations

Notes

  1. Calculated from the variance in all elevation data (DEM 3 ") from Viewfinder Panoramas, within 10 km radius.[5] sv:Lsjbot-algoritmnot
  2. Calculated from height data (DEM 3 ") from Viewfinder Panoramas.[5]
  3. A somewhat free interpretation of the source indicating Woody Savannas

Citations

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές Οικισμών" [Administrative Changes of Settlements]. ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  3. "Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας" [Renames of the Settlements of Greece] (in Greek). Πανδέκτης: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. "Λιθοξόου, Δημήτρης. Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Μακεδονίας 1919 - 1971" [LITHOXOU, Dimitris. Renamed settlements of Macedonia 1919 - 1971] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  5. "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
  6. "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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