Fillyra (Greek: Φιλλύρα) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 236.502 km2.[3] In 2021 its population was 6,813. The Turkish name of Fillyra is Sirkeli, meaning "with vinegar".
Fillyra
Φιλλύρα | |
|---|---|
  Fillyra Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′N 25°38′E / 41.117°N 25.633°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Rhodope |
| Municipality | Arriana |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 236.5 km2 (91.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 6,813 |
| • Municipal unit density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| • Community | 827 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΟ |
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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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