Orfani
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| Orfani Ορφάνι | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Orfani | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′N 23°57′E / 40.783°N 23.950°ECoordinates: 40°47′N 23°57′E / 40.783°N 23.950°E |
Location within the regional unit  | |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Administrative region: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit: | Kavala |
| Municipality: | Pangaio |
| Population statistics (as of 2001)[1] | |
| Municipal unit | |
| - Population: | 5,140 |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΚΒ |
Orfani (Greek: Ορφάνι, formerly Ορφάνιον - Orfanion) is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has a population 5,140 (2001).[3] The seat of the municipality was Galipsos. The village of Orfani has 708 inhabitants (2001).[4]
Called Orfano in the 19th century, the town has been identified with the Byzantine Chrysopolis in Macedonia.[5][6]
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ .statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf.(Greek) Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr
- ↑ .(Greek) Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr
- ↑ A. Brückner et al., Archiv für Slavische Mitwirkung, 17. Band (1895), "an der Küste Ghrysopolis (Grisopoli der ital. Seekarten), das jetzige Orfano"
- ↑ Joachim Lelewel, Géographie du Moyen Âge, tomes III et IV (Bruxelles 1852), "la maritime Χρυσόπολις, Grisopoli, ville d'or, à laquelle les Latins donnèrent le nom de Conlessa, laquelle, déplacée par différents désastres, conserve son nom dans Orfano"
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