Neapoli, Kozani
Appearance
Neapoli
Νεάπολη | |
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Coordinates: 40°18′N 21°24′E / 40.300°N 21.400°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Kozani |
Municipality | Voio |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 238.227 km2 (91.980 sq mi) |
• Community | 22.001 km2 (8.495 sq mi) |
Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,246 |
• Municipal unit density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Community | 2,063 |
• Community density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 500 01 |
Area code(s) | 24680 |
Vehicle registration | KZ |
Neapoli (Greek: Νεάπολη, "New Town") is a town in the Kozani regional unit of West Macedonia in northern Greece. A former municipality, it has been a municipal unit of Voio since the 2011 local government reform.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 238.277 km2, the community 22.001 km2.[3] The municipal unit has a population of 3,246 while the community has 2,063 inhabitants (2021).[1]
History
[edit]In antiquity, the city was known as Palladium. Under the Byzantine Empire, it was known as Anaselitsa (Medieval Greek: Ανασελίτσα, Anaselítsa). Under Turkish rule, it was known as Nasliç (ناسليچ)[4] and had a large population of Greek Muslims referred to by locals as Vallahades.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Fortna, Benjamin C.; et al. (2012), State-Nationalisms in the Ottoman Empire, Greece and Turkey, Abingdon: Routledge, p. 50.