Agios Kosmas (Greek: Άγιος Κοσμάς, before 1927: Τσιράκι – Tsiraki)[2] is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[3] The municipality was established in 1997 with the name Kosmas o Aitolos (Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός), which was changed to Agios Kosmas in 2004. The seat of the municipality was in Megaro.[4] The 2021 census recorded 54 residents in the community and 681 residents in the municipal unit.[1] The community of Agios Kosmas covers an area of 9.496 km2 while the municipal unit covers an area of 115.087 km2.[5] The village is named after the 18th-century saint Cosmas the Aetolian.
Agios Kosmas
Άγιος Κοσμάς | |
|---|---|
  Agios Kosmas Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°9.1′N 21°15′E / 40.1517°N 21.250°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 115.087 km2 (44.435 sq mi) |
| • Community | 9.496 km2 (3.666 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 681 |
| • Municipal unit density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Community | 54 |
| • Community density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
| Vehicle registration | PN |
Administrative division
editThe municipal unit of Agios Kosmas consists of nine communities: Agios Kosmas, Dasyllio, Kalirachi, Kalloni, Kydonies, Kyparissi, Megaro, Oropedio and Trikorfo.[3]
The community of Agios Kosmas consists of three settlements: Agios Kosmas, Ano Ekklisia and Ekklisia.[1]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[5] | 1,243 | — |
| 2011[6] | 870 | −30.0% |
| 2021[1] | 681 | −21.7% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "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: Tsiraki – Agios Kosmas". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.