Karyochori (Greek: Καρυοχώρι meaning walnut village, before 1927: Κοζλούκιοϊ - Kozloukioi[2]) is a village in the municipal unit of Agia Paraskevi in the Kozani regional unit, northern Greece. Karyochori is built in a valley at the elevation of 710 m above sea level. It is located 2 km southeast of Agios Christoforos, 8 km east of Ptolemaida and 22 km north of Kozani. There are large open-pit lignite mines to the south and west of Karyochori, and farmlands to the north.

Karyochori
Καρυοχώρι
Karyochori is located in Greece
Karyochori
Karyochori
Coordinates: 40°30.2′N 21°46.6′E / 40.5033°N 21.7767°E / 40.5033; 21.7767
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityEordaia
Municipal unitAgia Paraskevi
Elevation
710 m (2,330 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
349
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
502 00
Area code(s)24630
Vehicle registrationKZ

Historical population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1981678—    
1991634−6.5%
2001[3]514−18.9%
2011[4]431−16.1%
2021[1]349−19.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.