Meliti (municipal unit)

Meliti (Greek: Δήμος Μελίτης) is a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.

Meliti
Μελίτη
Meliti is located in Greece
Meliti
Meliti
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°35′E / 40.833°N 21.583°E / 40.833; 21.583
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Area
 • Municipal unit269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,692
 • Municipal unit density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
530 71

Subdivisions

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The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipal unit of Meliti was 4,692 people.[1] The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees from Asia Minor.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates (10). doi:10.4000/strates.381. S2CID 161802924.
  5. ^ "Pollitecon Publications : : Books on the Macedonians of Greece".
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