Neo Cheimonio

Neo Cheimonio
Νέο Χειμώνιο
Location
Neo Cheimonio
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit: Evros
Municipality: Orestiada
Municipal unit: Orestiada
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
 - Population: 621
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: OP

Neo Cheimonio (Greek: Νέο Χειμώνιο) is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is 6 km south of the centre of Orestiada. Neo Cheimonio is situated on the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad), and has a station on the Ormenio - Didymoteicho railway. It is about 5 km west of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here. The nearest village is Thourio to the south. It was annexed by Greece in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans.

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Population

Year Population
1981 650
1991 606
2001 621

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