Eleftheroupoli

Municipal unit in Greece

Eleftheroupoli Ελευθερούπολη
Municipal unit
Central square and fountain
40°55′N 24°15′E / 40.917°N 24.250°E / 40.917; 24.250
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Kavala
Municipality	Pangaio
Area
• Municipal unit	127.0 km² (49.0 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	8,863
• Municipal unit density	70/km² (180/sq mi)
• Community	5,292
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΒ

Eleftheroupoli (Greek: Ελευθερούπολη, katharevousa: Ελευθερούπολις - Eleftheroupolis, until 1929 Πράβι - Pravi,^[2] Bulgarian: Правища;^[3] Turkish: Pravişte) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[4] The municipal unit has an area of 126.974 km².^[5] At the 2021 census, the municipal unit's population was 8,863 and the community's population was 5,292.^[1]

Sister cities

Antony, France

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Πανδέκτης: Pravi -- Eleftheroupolis". Retrieved 2016-11-30. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 182. (in Bulgarian)
^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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.