Iasmos

Municipality in Greece
Iasmos
Ίασμος
41°08′N 25°11′E / 41.133°N 25.183°E / 41.133; 25.183
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitRhodope
Area
 • Municipality485.3 km2 (187.4 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit221.8 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality12,247
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
4,974
 • Municipal unit density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Community
3,892
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

Iasmos (Greek: Ίασμος, romanized: Íasmos) is a town and a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit of Thrace, Greece. It is built on the side of the Rhodope Mountains. Although references about the village date back to the 16th Century, it is likely that those references are about the old location of the village, a few kilometres west of the current position. The actual date that the inhabitants settled in the current place is between the late 18th century and 1814 (the latter date is inscribed on the wall of the oldest church in the village).

Municipality

The municipality Iasmos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

  • Amaxades
  • Iasmos
  • Sostis

The municipality has an area of 485.285 km2, the municipal unit 221.795 km2.[3]

People

  • Kostas Lazaridis (1900-1943), trade unionist
  • George Chouliarakis, Greek politician and former Minister of Finance

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
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Area
14,157 km2 (5,466 sq mi)
Population
608,182 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
22 (since 2011)
Capital
Komotini
Regional unit of Drama
Regional unit of EvrosRegional unit of Kavala
Regional unit of RhodopeRegional unit of ThasosRegional unit of Xanthi
Regional governor
Christos Metios [el] (since November 2016, elected 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Macedonia and Thrace
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Iasmos
Municipal unit of Amaxades
Municipal unit of Iasmos
  • Amvrosia
  • Iasmos
  • Salpi
Municipal unit of Sostis
  • Asomatoi
  • Kerasea
  • Linos
  • Mega Pisto
  • Mischos
  • Polyantho
  • Sostis
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