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Papagiannis, Florina

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Papagiannis Παπαγιάννης
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Municipal unitMeliti
Population
 • Rural1,016
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Papagiannis (Template:Lang-el, Template:Lang-mk) is a village in the Florina peripheral unit, Greece. It was previously known as Popozani until it was renamed by Greek authorities in 1926.

History

It is thought that the village was founded in the 18th century.

Demographics

In 1981 the village had 915 inhabitants. According to an EU-funded survey, all the inhabitants of the village were native Macedonian speakers, and that the language was spoken to a moderately high degree.

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. The Pandektis Research Institute of Greece
  3. Riki Van Boeschoten (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates. 10.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Florina
Municipal unit of Florina
Municipal unit of Kato Kleines
Municipal unit of Meliti
Municipal unit of Perasma


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