Lefkonas

Lefkonas
Λευκώνας
Lefkonas
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°29′E / 41.100°N 23.483°E / 41.100; 23.483Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°29′E / 41.100°N 23.483°E / 41.100; 23.483
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Serres
Municipality Serres
 • Municipal unit 68.2 km2 (26.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 3,905
 • Municipal unit density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 2,388 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration ΕΡ

Lefkonas (Greek: Λευκώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 68.247 km2.[3] Population 3,905 (2011).

Near the village - on the hill of "Simitzi-bair" - the location of an ancient settlement has been found.[4]

See also

List of settlements in the Serres regional unit

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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.
  4. ↑ Dimitrios C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 164 (Website of Municipality of Serres)
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