Maroneia-Sapes Explained

Maroneia-Sapes
Name Local:Μαρώνεια-Σάπες
Type:municipality
Periph:Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Rhodope
Pop Municipality:11867
Area Municipality:641.8
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:41.0333°N 67°W
Mayor:Apostolos Ioannou[1]
Since:2023

Maroneia-Sapes (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαρώνεια-Σάπες) is a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Sapes.[2] The municipality has an area of 641.751 km2.[3]

Municipality

The municipality Maroneia-Sapes was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9022/ Municipality of Maronia – Sapes, Municipal elections – October 2023
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
  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 .