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Koufovouno Κουφόβουνο
Community
Koufovouno
Coordinates: 41°21.3′N 26°26.1′E / 41.3550°N 26.4350°E / 41.3550; 26.4350
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Didymoteicho
Municipal unit	Didymoteicho
Population
• Community	599
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Koufovouno (Greek: Κουφόβουνο) is a settlement in the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northern Evros regional unit, Greece. It is situated on a low hill near the right bank of the river Erythropotamos, at 70 m elevation. In 2021 its population was 599. It is 3 km southwest of Ellinochori, 5 km southeast of Kyani, and 5 km west of Didymoteicho.

History

During the Ottoman period, Koufovouno was inhabited mostly by Bulgarians and Turks. It was occupied by the Greeks at the end of World War I and it became a part of Greece. Its current population is mostly descendants of Greek refugees from Eastern Thrace.

Population

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros regional unit

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.

• Didymoteicho
• Populated places in Evros (regional unit)