Keramoti Explained

Keramoti
Name Local:Κεραμωτή
Type:municipal unit
Caption Skyline:Quay street in Keramoti
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Kavala
Municipality:Nestos
Pop Municunit:4381
Pop Community:1715
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:115.1
Coordinates:40.8667°N 66°W
Licence:ΚΒ

Keramoti (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κεραμωτή) 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 Nestos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 115.095 km2.[2] As of the 2021 census, the municipal unit had a population of 4,381, and the community had a population of 1,715. Originated as a small fisherman's village of Greek immigrants from Asia Minor, today Keramoti is a picturesque little sea resort with a sandy beach, several small hotels and a lot of vacation rentals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
  2. 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 .