Sapes ( el, Σάπες) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km². The population is 8,383 (2011).

Province

The province of Sapes ( el, Επαρχία Σαπών) was one of the

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of the Rhodope Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Sapes and the municipality

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, except the municipal unit Organi. It was abolished in 2006.

References

Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Provinces of Greece {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σαπών