Kechros
Κέχρος
Municipal unit
Kechros is located in Greece
Kechros
Kechros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°14′N 25°51′E / 41.233°N 25.850°E / 41.233; 25.850
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitRhodope
MunicipalityArriana
Area
 • Municipal unit140.6 km2 (54.3 sq mi)
Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,019
 • Municipal unit density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

Kechros (Greek: Κέχρος; Bulgarian: Мерикос, romanized: Merikos) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km2.[3] It has a population of 1,019, as of 2021.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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