Neo Sidirochori – Wikipedia
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Place in Greece
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Neo Sidirochori Νέο Σιδηροχώρι |
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  Location within the regional unit  |
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| Coordinates: 41°01′N 25°21′E / 41.017°N 25.350°E / 41.017; 25.350Coordinates: 41°01′N 25°21′E / 41.017°N 25.350°E / 41.017; 25.350 |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Rhodope |
| Municipality | Komotini |
| • Municipal unit | 120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,778 |
| • Municipal unit density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
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| • Population | 1,327 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΟ |
Neo Sidirochori (Greek: Νέο Σιδηροχώρι) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Komotini, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 120.488 km2.[3] Population 2,778 (2011). The majority of the residents of the village descend from Greek refugees who had to flee from the village of Samakovo in Eastern Thrace after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War
References[edit]
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“Απογραφή Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός” (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ “ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text” (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ “Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)” (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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