Meliti (municipal unit) explained

Meliti (el|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.^[1] The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km².^[2] The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.

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. The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees from Asia Minor.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Meliti Municipality

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. 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 .
3. Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine). 10.4000/strates.381. 2001. Van Boeschoten. Riki. Strates. 10. 161802924 . free.
4. Web site: Pollitecon Publications : : Books on the Macedonians of Greece.