Filotas

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Filotas
Φιλώτας
Filotas is located in Greece
Filotas
Filotas
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°42′E / 40.633°N 21.700°E / 40.633; 21.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
Area
 • Municipal unit132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,616
 • Municipal unit density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Community
1,429
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΑ

Filotas (Greek: Φιλώτας, before 1927: Τσαλτζιλάρ – Tsaltzilar;[2] Bulgarian: Чалджиево, Chaldzhievo) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amyntaio.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 132.495 km2.[4] Population 3,616 (2021).

Demographics

The 1920 Greek census recorded 2,137 people in the village, and 2,100 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsaltzilar were from East Thrace (393), Asia Minor (60) and the Caucasus (106) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,893 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 539 (2,188 people).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsaltzilar – Filotas". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.