Paranesti
Municipality in Greece
Paranesti Παρανέστι | |
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| 41°16′N 24°30′E / 41.267°N 24.500°E / 41.267; 24.500 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Drama |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,029.4 km2 (397.5 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 788.4 km2 (304.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 2,843 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 994 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) |
| • Community | 824 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΜ |
Paranesti (Greek: Παρανέστι, romanized: Paranésti) is a municipality in the Rhodope Mountains of northeastern Drama regional unit, Greece. It consists of two municipal units: Paranesti and Nikoforos. The largest villages of the municipal unit Paranesti are Paranésti (the municipal seat, pop. 625), Mesochório (105), Káto Thólos (123), Χágnanto (43), and Prasináda (32).
The Natural History Museum of Paranesti is located in Paranesti.
Municipality
The municipality Paranesti was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets):[2]
- Nikiforos (Adriani, Ano Pyxari, Nikiforos, Platania, Platanovrysi, Ptelea, Ypsili Rachi)
- Paranesti (Paranesti, Sili, Tholos)
The municipality has an area of 1029.392 km2, the municipal unit 788.394 km2.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)
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Administrative division of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region
- Doxato
- Drama
- Kato Nevrokopi
- Paranesti
- Prosotsani
- Regional governor
- Christos Metios [el] (since November 2016, elected 2019)
- Decentralized Administration
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