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.
The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km
2.
The seat of the municipality was in
Neochoraki.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Neochoraki (Neochoraki, Agios Athanasios)
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Achlada
Achlada ( el, Αχλάδα, before 1926: Κρουσοράτη - ''Krousorati''; bg, Крушоради, ''Krushoradi'', Macedonian: , ''Krušoradi'') is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
History
The settlement ...
(Achlada, Ano Achlada, Giourouki)
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Vevi
Vevi ( el, Βεύη, before 1926: Μπάνιτσα - ''Banitsa'', before 1928: Μπάνιτσα - ''Banitsa''; Macedonian and bg, Баница, ''Banica'' or ''Banitsa'') is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti in Florina regiona ...
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Itea
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Lofoi
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Meliti
Meliti ( el, Μελίτη, before 1926: Βοστεράνη - ''Vosterani''; bg, Овчарани or Вощарани, mk, Овчарани) is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece, 15 km northeast of the city ...
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Palaistra
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Pappagiannis
Papagiannis ( el, Παπαγιάννης, before 1928: Ποπόζιανη - ''Popoziani'', alternative old name: Βακούφκιοϊ - ''Vakoufkioi''; Macedonian and Bulgarian: Пополжани, ''Popolžani''), is a village in the Florina r ...
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Sitaria
Sitaria ( el, Σιταριά, before 1926: Ρόσνα - ''Rosna''; Bulgarian/ mk, Росен / Росна, ''Rosen'' / ''Rosna'') is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
History
The village with the name "Rosna" i ...
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Skopos
Skopos ( el, Σκοπός, before 1926: Σέτινα - ''Setina'';Macedonian: Сетина, ''Setina'') is a village in Florina regional unit, Greece.
History
There were fortified palaces of Bulgarian Tsar Samuel at the beginning of the 11th c ...
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Tripotamos
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of Meliti Municipality was 7,803 people. The municipality has a mixed population of
Slavophone Greeks
, region3 =
, pop3 = 81,745 (2006 census) – 90,000 (est.) descendants of migrants from the region of Macedonia
, ref3 =
, region4 =
, pop4 = 50,000 – 70,000 (est., incl. descendants)
, ref4 = Simpson, Neil (1994). Macedonia Its Disputed Hi ...
and the descendants of
Greek refugees from
Asia Minor.
References
External links
Meliti Municipality
Former municipalities in Western Macedonia
Populated places in Florina (regional unit)
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bg:Вощарани (дем)