Meliti (municipal unit)

For the village Meliti, part of this municipality, see Meliti.

Meliti (Greek: Δήμος Μελίτης) is a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.

Meliti Μελίτη
Municipal unit
Meliti Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°35′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Municipality	Florina
Area
• Municipal unit	269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,692
• Municipal unit density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	530 71

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Neochoraki (Neochoraki, Agios Athanasios)
• Achlada (Achlada, Ano Achlada, Giourouki)
• Vevi
• Itea
• Lofoi
• Meliti
• Palaistra
• Pappagiannis
• Sitaria
• Skopos
• Tripotamos

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipal unit of Meliti was 4,692 people.^[1] The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees from Asia Minor.^[4][5]

References

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. "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. Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates (10). doi:10.4000/strates.381. S2CID 161802924.
5. "Pollitecon Publications : : Books on the Macedonians of Greece".

External links

• Meliti Municipality (in Greek)