Karpero (Greek: Καρπερό, before 1927: Δημηνίτσα – Diminitsa)[2] is a village and a community of the Deskati municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chasia, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 763 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Karpero covers an area of 78.072 km2.[4]
Karpero
Καρπερό | |
|---|---|
  Karpero | |
| Coordinates: 39°56.8′N 21°37.2′E / 39.9467°N 21.6200°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Deskati |
| Municipal unit | Chasia |
| Area | |
• Community | 78.072 km2 (30.144 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 763 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
The 1920 Greek census recorded 274 people in the village.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Karpero were from Pontus (69) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 463 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 68 (231 people).[5]
Administrative division
editThe community of Karpero consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Dimitra (population 306 as of 2021)
- Karpero (population 457)
Former villages:
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Diminitsa – Karperon". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (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.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 85. Retrieved 26 August 2024.