Toxotes (, ) is a settlement and a community in the Xanthi regional unit of

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, part of the municipality

Topeiros Topeiros () is a municipality in the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit, Greece. The municipality has an area of 312.493 km2 and a population 9,473 (2021). The seat of the municipality is in Evlalo. History Topeiros was an Thracians, anc ...

. It is located approximately 13.9 kilometers from

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and 1 kilometer east of the river Nestos. In 2021, the population was 1,484 for the community. In 1981, the population of the settlement was around 2,198 inhabitants. In 1991, the number of people in Toxotes dropped to 802 inhabitants. The community consists of the settlements Toxotes, Agios Athanasios, Thalassia, Kosmiti, Megalo Tympano, Mikro Tympano, Poimni and Semeli. Toxotes has a station on the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway.

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Populated places in Xanthi (regional unit) Topeiros {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub