Karpero Explained

Karpero (el|Καρπερό, before 1927: Δημηνίτσα – Diminitsa)^[1] is a village and a community of the Deskati municipality.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chasia, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 763 inhabitants in the community. The community of Karpero covers an area of 78.072 km².^[3]

The 1920 Greek census recorded 274 people in the village. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Karpero were from Pontus (69) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 463 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 68 (231 people).^[4]

Administrative division

The community of Karpero consists of two separate settlements:

• Dimitra (population 306 as of 2021)
• Karpero (population 457)

Former villages:

• Elafi

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Diminitsa – Karperon. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
4. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 26 August 2024. 85.