Exochi | |
Name Local: | Εξοχή |
Type: | community |
Periph: | West Macedonia |
Periphunit: | Kozani |
Municipality: | Kozani |
Population: | 122 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area: | 16.92 |
Elevation: | 820 |
Coordinates: | 40.3393°N 68.294°W |
Postal Code: | 501 50 |
Area Code: | +30-2461 |
Licence: | ΚΖ |
Exochi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εξοχή) is a village and a community in the Kozani municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Kozani, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 122 inhabitants in the community. The community of Exochi covers an area of 16.92 km2.[2]
Before the Greco-Turkish population exchange the village, called Bairakli, was inhabited exclusively by Turks.[3] After the population exchange the village was resettled by Greek refugees.[3] The original settlement was evacuated in 1980, as the Public Power Corporation of Greece expanded its lignite mines towards the village.[3] The contemporary settlement of Exochi is adjacent to the community of Koila.[3]