Poroi | |
Name Local: | Πόροι |
Type: | community |
Periph: | Central Macedonia |
Periphunit: | Pieria |
Municipality: | Dio-Olympos |
Population: | 751 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area: | 26.889 |
Elevation: | 23 |
Coordinates: | 39.9775°N 61°W |
Postal Code: | 600 65 |
Area Code: | +30-2352 |
Licence: | KN |
Caption Skyline: | The community hall of Poroi |
Poroi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πόροι) is a village and a community of the Dio-Olympos municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Olympos, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 751 inhabitants in the community. The community of Poroi covers an area of 26.889 km2.[2]
The community of Poroi consists of three separate settlements:
The village Poroi (also Palaioi Poroi, to distinguish it from the larger Neoi Poroi) is a small mountain village with 23 inhabitants (2011). Author, member of the Filiki Eteria, and officer in the Greek War of Independence Christoforos Perraivos was born here. The village of Poroi contains numerous religious sites within the community. These include the chapels of St. Nikolaos and St. Dimitrios.[3]