Drosato (Kilkis), Greece

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Drosato
Δροσάτο
Statistics
Prefecture: Kilkis
Province: Megalopolis
Municipality: Doirani
Municipal district: Drosato (seat)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
41.31625 (41° 9' 47") N
22.7985 (22° 47' 55") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipal district
-Town
Percent of the municipality (town)
1,392
1,068
1.1%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
stream (around 200 m)
208 m
abound 400 m (east)
Postal code: GR-610 03
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-23470-97
Car designation: KK

Drosato or Drossato (Greek: Δροσάτο), rarely: Dhrosato, older forms: Drosato, Drossato and Dhrosaton is a Greek settlement located north of Kilkis, west of the GR-65 (Kilkis - Sidirokastro) and about 8 km southeast of the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and 5 km southeast of Lake Doirani. Drosato serves the seat of the municipality of Doirani. Drosato are linked with several roads with the places mentioned at the first sentence of the article.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Doirani
  • Koryfi

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Akritas
  • Amaranta
    • Agios Charalampos

[edit] Nearest places

  • Doirani, northwest
  • Amaranta, north
  • Makryplagia, east
  • Chersi, southwest

[edit] Geography

Drosato is situated in a valley area that are surrounded with hills. The geography consists of farmlands covering the central and the western parts, and the eastern part are hilly with some farmlands, the remainder of the area are forested.

[edit] History

The population has been growing since the 1980s, in 2001, the Drosato Health Center shut its doors for good due to its declining population of the northern half of the prefecture since the 1950s, the health center had low budget not enough for the population that even some people opposed. The nearest hospital is now in Kilkis.

[edit] Population

Year Municipal population Change Municipal district Percent of the
municipal district		 Percent of the
municipality
1991 864 -+63 or +60% - - -
2001 1,068 +204 or 23.61% 1,392 76.72% 48.27%

[edit] Other

Drosato has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium church, and a square (plateia).

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[edit] See also

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Municipal districts of the municipality of Doirani
Akritas · Amaranta (Agios Charalampos) · Drosato (Doirani) · Koryfi
Greece · Central Macedonia · Kilkis prefecture · Kilkis  · Doirani
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