Kefalari (Greek: Κεφαλάρι, before 1926: Σέτομα – Setoma[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Kastoria.

Kefalari
Settlement
Kefalari is located in Greece
Kefalari
Kefalari
Coordinates: 40°31′15″N 21°24′36″E / 40.52083°N 21.41000°E / 40.52083; 21.41000
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitKastoria
CommunityKastoria
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total447
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The Greek census (1920) recorded 408 people in the village and in 1923 there were 164 inhabitants (or 30 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Setoma there were 16 refugee families from Asia Minor and 9 refugee families from Pontus in 1926.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 371 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928 there were 25 refugee families (104 people).[3]

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village Kefalari had a total of 580 inhabitants, and was populated by 290 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Setoma – Kefalari". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
  5. ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 516. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Κεφαλάρι, Πληθυσμός: 580, Σλαυόφωνοι: 290, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"