Kerkini Explained

Kerkini
Name Local:	Κερκίνη
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Serres
Pop Municunit:	5530
Pop Community:	1064
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	353.6
Coordinates:	41.2167°N 28°W
Licence:	ΕΡ

Kerkini (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κερκίνη) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] It is named after ancient Kerkinitis lake (see map of Macedon). The municipal unit has an area of 353.634 km².^[2] Population of the municipal unit 5,530 (2021). The seat was in Rodopoli.

Notes and References

Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
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 .