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Paranesti

Summary

Paranesti (Greek: Παρανέστι, romanized: Paranésti) is a municipality in the Rhodope Mountains of northeastern Drama regional unit, Greece. It consists of two municipal units: Paranesti and Nikoforos. The largest villages of the municipal unit Paranesti are Paranésti (the municipal seat, pop. 625), Mesochório (105), Káto Thólos (123), Χágnanto (43), and Prasináda (32).

Paranesti
Παρανέστι
Municipality
Paranesti is located in Greece
Paranesti
Paranesti
Location within the region
Coordinates: 41°16′N 24°30′E / 41.267°N 24.500°E / 41.267; 24.500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitDrama
Area
 • Municipality1,029.4 km2 (397.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit788.4 km2 (304.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality2,843
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
994
 • Municipal unit density1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
 • Community
824
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΜ

The Natural History Museum of Paranesti is located in Paranesti.

Municipality edit

The municipality Paranesti was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets):[2]

  • Nikiforos (Adriani, Ano Pyxari, Nikiforos, Platania, Platanovrysi, Ptelea, Ypsili Rachi)
  • Paranesti (Paranesti, Sili, Tholos)

The municipality has an area of 1029.392 km2, the municipal unit 788.394 km2.[3]

References edit

  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. ^ "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.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Greek)