Profitis

Profitis (Greek: Προφήτης) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Egnatia, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 935 inhabitants in the village and 996 in the community.[1] The community of Profitis covers an area of 48.806 km².[3]

Profitis Προφήτης
Profitis
Coordinates: 40°41.2′N 23°16.7′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Volvi
Municipal unit	Egnatia
Elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Rural	935
Community [1]
• Population	996 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	48.806
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	572 00
Area code(s)	+30-2393-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 450 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[4]

Administrative division

The community of Profitis consists of two separate settlements:[1]

• Mikrokomi (population 61)
• Profitis (population 935)

The aforementioned populations are as of 2011.[1]

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit

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. Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 11. Written as "Клисели". (in Bulgarian)