Neo Sidirochori

Neo Sidirochori (Greek: Νέο Σιδηροχώρι) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Komotini, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 120.488 km².^[3] Population 2,213 (2021). The majority of the residents of the village descend from originally Greek refugees who had to flee from the village of Samakovo in Eastern Thrace after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War^[4][5]

Neo Sidirochori Νέο Σιδηροχώρι
Municipal unit
Neo Sidirochori Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 25°21′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Rhodope
Municipality	Komotini
Area
• Municipal unit	120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,213
• Municipal unit density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Community	1,070
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΟ

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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. "Προέλευση των Νεοσιδηροχωριτών". xronos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
5. Νικολάου, Μαρία (2017-09-04). "Κομοτηνή: Ημέρες μνήμης για το Νέο Σιδηροχώρι". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-14.