Filotas
Filotas Φιλώτας | |
|---|---|
  Filotas Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°42′E / 40.633°N 21.700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,616 |
| • Municipal unit density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
Filotas (Greek: Φιλώτας, before 1927: Τσαλτζιλάρ – Tsaltzilar;[2] Bulgarian: Чалджиево, Chaldzhievo) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amyntaio.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 132.495 km2.[4] Population 3,616 (2021).
Demographics
The 1920 Greek census recorded 2,137 people in the village, and 2,100 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsaltzilar were from East Thrace (393), Asia Minor (60) and the Caucasus (106) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,893 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 539 (2,188 people).[5]
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsaltzilar – Filotas". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.