Orfani
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| Orfani Ορφάνι | |
|---|---|
  Orfani | |
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Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 23°57′E / 40.783°N 23.950°ECoordinates: 40°47′N 23°57′E / 40.783°N 23.950°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Municipality | Pangaio |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 5,249 |
| Community[1] | |
| • Population | 706 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΒ |
Orfani (Turkish: Örfihane,Greek: Ορφάνι, formerly Ορφάνιον - Orfanion) is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has a population of 5,249, and the village of Orfani has 706 inhabitants (2011).[1] The seat of the municipality was Galipsos.
Called Orfano in the 19th century, the town has been identified with the Byzantine Chrysopolis in Macedonia.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ A. Brückner et al., Archiv für Slavische Mitwirkung, 17. Band (1895), "an der Küste Ghrysopolis (Grisopoli der ital. Seekarten), das jetzige Orfano"
- ↑ Joachim Lelewel, Géographie du Moyen Âge, tomes III et IV (Bruxelles 1852), "la maritime Χρυσόπολις, Grisopoli, ville d'or, à laquelle les Latins donnèrent le nom de Conlessa, laquelle, déplacée par différents désastres, conserve son nom dans Orfano"
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