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Filotas
Φιλώτας | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°42′E / 40.633°N 21.700°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Amyntaio |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,616 |
• Municipal unit density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,429 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
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).
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]