Agios Kosmas Explained

Agios Kosmas
Name Local:Άγιος Κοσμάς
Type:municipal unit
Periph:West Macedonia
Periphunit:Grevena
Pop Municunit:681
Area Municunit:115.087
Pop Community:54
Area Community:9.496
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:962
Coordinates:40.1517°N 36°W
Postal Code:511 00
Area Code:+30-2462
Licence:PN

Agios Kosmas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Κοσμάς) is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[1] The municipality was established in 1997 with the name Kosmas o Aitolos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός), which was changed to Agios Kosmas in 2004. The seat of the municipality was in Megaro.[2] The 2021 census recorded 54 residents in the community and 681 residents in the municipal unit. The community of Agios Kosmas covers an area of 9.496 km2 while the municipal unit covers an area of 115.087 km2.[3] The village is named after the 18th-century saint Cosmas the Aetolian.

Administrative division

The municipal unit of Agios Kosmas consists of nine communities: Agios Kosmas, Dasyllio, Kalirachi, Kalloni, Kydonies, Kyparissi, Megaro, Oropedio and Trikorfo.[1]

The community of Agios Kosmas consists of three settlements: Agios Kosmas, Ano Ekklisia and Ekklisia.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: EETAA local government changes . 26 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .