Meliti is a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

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 in Florina peripheral unit, West Macedonia

West Macedonia

West Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. It is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.-Geography:...

, Greece

Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina

Florina

Florina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Neochoraki.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Meliti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Neochoraki (Neochoraki, Agios Athanasios)
• Achlada
  Achlada
  Achlada is a village in the Florina peripheral unit, Greece. It was previously known as Κρουσοράτη or Κρουσουράτη until it was renamed by Greek authorities in 1926....
  
   (Achlada, Ano Achlada, Giourouki)
• Vevi
  Vevi
  Vevi, rarely Veve is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti in Florina peripheral unit, Macedonia, Greece. The village is passed by two national roads which lead to Thessaloniki, Florina, Amyntaio, and Kozani...
  
  
• Itea
• Lofoi
• Meliti
  Meliti
  Meliti is a former municipality in Florina peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Florina, of which it is a municipal unit...
  
  
• Palaistra
• Pappagiannis
• Sitaria
  Sitaria
  Sitaria is a village in the Florina peripheral unit, Greece.-History:According the Austrian Johann Georg von Hahn in 1861 Rosen was inhabited by Bulgarians. This was confirmed by ethnographer Brancoff who noted the village had 45 households and a population of 110 male Bulgarians in 1873. It was...
  
  
• Skopos
  Skopos
  Skopos is a village in Florina peripheral unit, Greece.-Demography:A 1993 study showed that Macedonian Slavic is spoken by members of the minority over the age of 60....
  
  
• Tripotamos
  Tripotamos
  Tripotamos is a village in Florina peripheral unit, Greece....
  
  

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Meliti Municipality was 7,038 people. The municipality has a mixed population of Slavophone Greeks and the descendants of Greek refugees

Greek refugees

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 from Asia Minor

Asia Minor

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