Profitis Explained

Profitis
Name Local:	Προφήτης
Type:	community
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Thessaloniki
Municipality:	Volvi
Municunit:	Egnatia
Area:	48.806
Population:	870
Population As Of:	2021
Coordinates:	40.6867°N 39.7°W
Postal Code:	572 00
Area Code:	+30-2393
Licence:	NA to NX
Elevation:	141

Profitis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Προφήτης) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality.^[1] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Egnatia, of which it was a municipal district.^[1] The 2021 census recorded 870 inhabitants in the community. The community of Profitis covers an area of 48.806 km².^[2]

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 450 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.^[3]

Administrative division

The community of Profitis consists of two separate settlements (2021 populations):

• Mikrokomi (population 51)
• Profitis (population 819)

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.
3. [Vasil Kanchov|Kanchov, Vasil]