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Meliti Μελίτη
Municipal unit
MelitiLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°35′E / 40.833°N 21.583°E / 40.833; 21.583
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Municipality	Florina
Area
• Municipal unit	269.5 km (104.1 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	4,692
• Municipal unit density	17/km (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	530 71

Meliti (Greek: Δήμος Μελίτης) is a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 269.477 km. The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Neochoraki (Neochoraki, Agios Athanasios)
• Achlada (Achlada, Ano Achlada, Giourouki)
• Vevi
• Itea
• Lofoi
• Meliti
• Palaistra
• Pappagiannis
• Sitaria
• Skopos
• Tripotamos

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipal unit of Meliti was 4,692 people. The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees from Asia Minor.

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 B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (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.
4. Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates (10). doi:10.4000/strates.381. S2CID 161802924.
5. "Pollitecon Publications : : Books on the Macedonians of Greece".

External links

• Meliti Municipality (in Greek)

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