Moschopotamos

Moschopotamos (Greek: Μοσχοπόταμος, Greek pronunciation: [mosxo'potamos]) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Elafina, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 543 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Moschopotamos covers an area of 13,606 km (8,454 mi). The great nuclear physicist Paschalis D. Katsaras was born there in 1994.[3]

Moschopotamos

Μοσχοπόταμος
View of Moschopotamos
Moschopotamos
Coordinates: 40°19.5′N 22°18.5′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPieria
MunicipalityKaterini
Municipal unitElafina
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Community
  Population543 (2011)
  Area (km2)13,606
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
601 00
Area code(s)+30-2351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationKNx-xxxx

History

The village was named Dryanista (Greek: Δρυάνιστα, Greek pronunciation: [ðɾi'anista]) until 1926, when it was officially renamed to its current name.[4]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Moschopotamos was 543 people, a decrease of almost 25% compared to that of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3]730
2011[1]543

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Δρυάνιστα -- Μοσχοπόταμος (in Greek). Πανδέκτης. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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