Profitis

Profitis (Greek: Προφήτης) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Egnatia, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 935 inhabitants in the village and 996 in the community.[3] The community of Profitis covers an area of 48.806 km2.[4]

Profitis
Προφήτης
Profitis is located in Greece
Profitis
Profitis
Coordinates: 40°41.2′N 23°16.7′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityVolvi
Municipal unitEgnatia
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
935
Community
  Population996 (2011)
  Area (km2)48.806
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
572 00
Area code(s)+30-2393-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationNAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 450 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[5]

Administrative division

The community of Profitis consists of two separate settlements:[3]

  • Mikrokomi (population 61)
  • Profitis (population 935)

The aforementioned populations are as of 2011.[3]

See also

References

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