Sourpi (Greek: Σούρπη) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. It is predominantly populated by Aromanians (Vlachs).[citation needed] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Almyros, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 191.335 km2.[3] Population 2,485 (2021).
Sourpi
Σούρπη | |
|---|---|
  Sourpi Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°06′N 22°54′E / 39.100°N 22.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Almyros |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 191.3 km2 (73.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,485 |
| • Municipal unit density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,384 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
Notable people
edit- Konstantinos Dimokostoulas (living), politician; born in Sourpi[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Thessalian chronicles, Historical and Laographic Society of Thessalians, Athens 1935, p. 128
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