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Moschopotamos

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Country
  
Greece

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area code(s)
  
+30-2351-xxx-xxx

Municipality
  
Katerini

Municipal unit
  
Elafina

Elevation
  
460 m (1,510 ft)

Postal code
  
601 00

Vehicle registration
  
KNx-xxxx

Administrative region
  
Central Macedonia

Regional unit
  
Pieria

Moschopotamos

Moschopotamos (Greek: Μοσχοπόταμος, [mosxo'potamos]) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Elafina, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 543 inhabitants in the village. The community of Moschopotamos covers an area of 13.606 km2.

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Map of Moschopotamos 601 00, Greece

History

The village was named Dryanista (Greek: Δρυάνιστα, Greek pronunciation: [ðɾi'anista]) until 1926, when it was officially renamed to its current name.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Moschopotamos was 543 people, a decrease of almost 25% compared to that of the previous census of 2001.

References

Moschopotamos Wikipedia