Emmanouil Pappas (municipality)

Emmanouil Pappas
Εμμανουήλ Παππάς
Emmanouil Pappas

Coordinates: 41°05′N 23°43′E / 41.083°N 23.717°E / 41.083; 23.717Coordinates: 41°05′N 23°43′E / 41.083°N 23.717°E / 41.083; 23.717
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Serres
Area
 • Municipality 337.9 km2 (130.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 217.5 km2 (84.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 14,664
 • Municipality density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 8,118
 • Municipal unit density 37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 601 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΕΡ

Emmanouil Pappas (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Παππάς) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Chryso.[2] The municipality takes its name after a local historical figure who played an important part as a leader in the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. Emmanouil Pappas was born in the village that was previously called Dovista (Δοβίστα), probably of Slavic origin, though historians are uncertain of the exact root of that word. One conjecture involves the mispronunciation of the Latin 'Dove est', meaning 'where is it?', because, apparently, the village was undetectable from a distance.

Municipality

The municipality Emmanouil Pappas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 337.922 km2, the municipal unit 217.539 km2.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.


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