Agios Georgios
Άγιος Γεώργιος | |
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Coordinates: 40°11.8′N 21°24.5′E / 40.1967°N 21.4083°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Grevena |
Municipality | Grevena |
Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Community | |
• Population | 452 (2011) |
• Area (km2) | 23.129 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 510 30 |
Area code(s) | +30-2462-xxx-xxx |
Vehicle registration | PNx-xxxx |
Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Irakleotes, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[2] The 2011 census recorded 452 residents in the village.[1] The community of Agios Georgios covers an area of 23.129 km2.[3]
Agios Georgios was known, until 1927, as Τσούρχλι - Tsourchli.[4]
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 200 Greek Christians, 400 Vallahades (Grecophone Muslims) and 40 Romani lived in the village in 1900.[5]