Poroi ( el, Πόροι) is a village and a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
of the
Dio-Olympos municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of
East Olympos, of which it was a municipal district.
The 2011 census recorded 770 inhabitants in the community.
The community of Poroi covers an area of 26.889 km
2.
Administrative division
The community of Poroi consists of three separate settlements:
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Agios Dimitrios
Agios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Dimitrios, before 1928: Μπραχάμι - ''Brahami'') is a suburb in the southern part of the Athens, Greece.
Geography
Agios Dimitrios is situated 5 km south of Athens c ...
(population 14)
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Neoi Poroi
Neoi Poroi ( ) is a coastal village of the Dio-Olympos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Olympos. The settlement of Neoi Poroi had a population of 733 inhabitants as of 2011. Neoi Poroi i ...
(population 733)
*Poroi (population 23)
The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.
Village
The village Poroi (also ''Palaioi Poroi'', to distinguish it from the larger Neoi Poroi) is a small mountain village with 23 inhabitants (2011). Author, member of the
Filiki Eteria, and officer in the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
Christoforos Perraivos was born here. The village of Poroi contains numerous religious sites within the community. These include the chapels of
St. Nikolaos and
St. Dimitrios.
See also
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List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit
References
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Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)