Akrites (Greek: Ακρίτες) is a municipal unit of Nestorio Municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 85.724 km2[3] with a population of 590 inhabitants according to 2021 Greek census.[1]
Akrites
Ακρίτες | |
|---|---|
  Akrites Location of Akrites  | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 21°00′E / 40.483°N 21.000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Nestorio |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 590 |
| • Municipal unit density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KT |
| Website | nestorio |
Communities
editThe communities of the municipal unit are (settlements in brackets):[2][1]
Notable people
edit- Symeon Kortsalis, Greek revolutionary from Polyanemo who participated in Greek revolution of 1821[10]
- Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority (in Greek). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Διποταμιά ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Καλή Βρύση ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Μεσόβραχο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Κομνηνάδες ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Πολυάνεμο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ Chionidis, Georgios. "Greek fighters of 1821, listed Macedonians" (PDF). Society for Macedonian Studies.
- ^ "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
External links
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