Prosotsani
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| Prosotsani Προσοτσάνη |
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 Prosotsani |
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 Prosotsani
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| Coordinates | 41°11′N 23°58′E / 41.183°N 23.967°ECoordinates: 41°11′N 23°58′E / 41.183°N 23.967°E |
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Location within the region
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit: | Drama |
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| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 16,481 |
| - Area: | 482.8 km2 (186 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 34 /km2 (88 /sq mi) |
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| - Population: | 11,215 |
| Community | |
| - Population: | 3,937 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΡΜ |
Prosotsani (Greek: Προσοτσάνη, formerly Πυρσόπολις - Pyrsopolis, Bulgarian: Просечен, Prosechen, Turkish: Pürsıçan) is a municipality and town within the municipality located in the western part of the Drama regional unit in Greece. The 2001 census reported a population of 11,215 inhabitants for the municipal unit, and 3,937 for the town.[1][2] A local attraction is the cave at the source of the Aggitis River, located at the village of Aggitis in the community of Kokkinogeia. It was a sub-district in the Drama sanjak in the Selanik vilayet before the Balkan Wars.
[edit] Municipality
The municipality Prosotsani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
- Prosotsani
- Sitagroi
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistical Service of Greece (2001 Census) (Greek)
- ^ "The Cave of Aggiti's river". Municipal Company for the Touristic Development of the Aggitis River. Archived from the original on 2005-12-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20051208042603/http://www.spilaioaggiti.gr/indexen.php. Retrieved 2005-12-23.
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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