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Kerkini
Municipal unit in Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the ancient Greek city in Ukraine, see Kerkinitis. For the lake, see Lake Kerkini.
Kerkini (Greek: Κερκίνη) 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 Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is named after ancient Kerkinitis lake (see map of Macedon). The municipal unit has an area of 353.634 km2.[3] Population of the municipal unit 5,530 (2021). The seat was in Rodopoli.
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Kerkini
Κερκίνη | |
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Coordinates: 41°13′N 23°05′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Serres |
Municipality | Sintiki |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 353.6 km2 (136.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 5,530 |
• Municipal unit density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,064 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
Website | www |
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