Lefkonas (Greek: Λευκώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 68.247 km2.[3] Population 3,534 (2021).
Lefkonas
Λευκώνας | |
|---|---|
  Lefkonas Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°29′E / 41.100°N 23.483°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Serres |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 68.2 km2 (26.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,534 |
| • Municipal unit density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,221 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
Near the village - on the hill of "Simitzi-bair" - the location of an ancient settlement has been found.[4]
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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 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.
- ^ [1] Dimitrios C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 164 (Website of Municipality of Serres)
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