Diavata
Διαβατά | |
|---|---|
  Diavata | |
| Coordinates: 40°41.3′N 22°51.5′E / 40.6883°N 22.8583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Delta |
| Municipal unit | Echedoros |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 11.140 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 8.967 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 570 08 |
| Area code(s) | +30-231x-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx |
Diavata (Greek: Διαβατά) is a town in Central Macedonia Greece. A community of the Delta municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Echedoros, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Diavata covers an area of 8.967 km2 (3.462 sq mi).[3] Many inhabitants are descendants from the Armenian majority town of Eğin in Anatolia who survived the Armenian genocide and were resetlled in the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.