Eleftheroupoli Explained

Eleftheroupoli
Name Local:	Ελευθερούπολη
Type:	municipal unit
Caption Skyline:	Central square and fountain
Periph:	East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:	Kavala
Pop Municunit:	8863
Pop Community:	5292
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	127.0
Elevation:	86
Coordinates:	40.9167°N 39°W
Licence:	ΚΒ

Eleftheroupoli (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελευθερούπολη, katharevousa: Ελευθερούπολις - Eleftheroupolis, until 1929 Πράβι - Pravi,^[1] Bulgarian: Правища;^[2] Turkish: Pravişte) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 126.974 km².^[4] At the 2021 census, the municipal unit's population was 8,863 and the community's population was 5,292.

Sister cities

• Antony, France

External links

• pravi.gr (in Greek)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Πανδέκτης: Pravi -- Eleftheroupolis. 2016-11-30. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
2. [Vasil Kanchov|Kanchov, Vasil]
3. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
4. 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 .