Pangaio

Pangaio
Παγγαίο
Pangaio

Coordinates: 40°57′N 24°09′E / 40.950°N 24.150°E / 40.950; 24.150Coordinates: 40°57′N 24°09′E / 40.950°N 24.150°E / 40.950; 24.150
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Kavala
Area
  Municipality 701.4 km2 (270.8 sq mi)
  Municipal unit 79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipality 32,085
  Municipality density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Municipal unit 4,251
  Municipal unit density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΚΒ

Pangaio (Greek: Παγγαίο) is a municipality in the Kavala regional unit, Greece, named after the Pangaion hills. The seat of the municipality is in Eleftheroupoli.[2]

Municipality

The municipality Pangaio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 701.427 km2, the municipal unit 79.634 km2.[3]

Province

The province of Pangaio (Greek: Επαρχία Παγγαίου) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality, except a part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[4] It was abolished in 2006.

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (Greek) (French)
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