Kyrakali (Greek: Κυρακαλή) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 109 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kyrakali covers an area of 9.277 km2.[3]

Kyrakali
Κυρακαλή
Kyrakali is located in Greece
Kyrakali
Kyrakali
Coordinates: 40°5.8′N 21°22.4′E / 40.0967°N 21.3733°E / 40.0967; 21.3733
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitGrevena
MunicipalityGrevena
Municipal unitGrevena
Area
 • Community
9.277 km2 (3.582 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
109
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
511 00
Area code(s)+30-2462
Vehicle registrationPN

Kyrakali was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 215 people in the village, and 215 inhabitants (38 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Kyrakali were from Asia Minor (20) and Pontus (55) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 249 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 76 (264 people).[6]

See also

edit

References

edit
  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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. ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
  5. ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ 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. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.