Tsakoni (Greek: Τσάκονη) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

Tsakoni
Tsakoni is located in Greece
Tsakoni
Tsakoni
Coordinates: 40°28′40″N 21°9′37″E / 40.47778°N 21.16028°E / 40.47778; 21.16028
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitAgia Triada
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
246
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The 1920 Greek census recorded 354 people in the village, and 200 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.[2] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsakoni were from Asia Minor (10) and Pontus (18) in 1926.[2] The 1928 Greek census recorded 341 village inhabitants.[2] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 26 (106 people).[2]

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Tsakoni had a total of 466 inhabitants, and was populated by 50 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ 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. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
  4. ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Τσάκονη, Πληθυσμός: 466, Σλαυόφωνοι: 50, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"