Eleftheroupoli (Greek: Ελευθερούπολη, katharevousa: Ελευθερούπολις - Eleftheroupolis, until 1929 Πράβι - Pravi,[2] Bulgarian: Правища;[3] Turkish: Pravişte) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[4] The municipal unit has an area of 126.974 km2.[5] At the 2021 census, the municipal unit's population was 8,863 and the community's population was 5,292.[1]
Eleftheroupoli
Ελευθερούπολη | |
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 Central square and fountain | |
  Eleftheroupoli Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 24°15′E / 40.917°N 24.250°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Municipality | Pangaio |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 127.0 km2 (49.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 8,863 |
| • Municipal unit density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Community | 5,292 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΒ |
Sister cities
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Pravi -- Eleftheroupolis". Retrieved 2016-11-30. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 182. (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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.
External links
edit- pravi.gr (in Greek)
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