Orfani

Orfani (Turkish: Örfihane,Greek: Ορφάνι, formerly Ορφάνιον - Orfanion) is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit[2] (municipal unit of Orfano[3]). The municipal unit has an area of 200.862 km².[4] The municipal unit has a population of 5,249, and the village of Orfani has 706 inhabitants (2011).[1] The seat of the municipality was Galipsos.

"Orfan" redirects here. For the concept in genetics, see Orphan gene.

Orfani Ορφάνι
Orfani Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°47′N 23°57′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Kavala
Municipality	Pangaio
• Municipal unit	200.9 km^2 (77.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,249
• Municipal unit density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	706 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΒ

Called Orfano in the 19th century, the town has been identified with the Byzantine Chrysopolis in Macedonia.[5][6]

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. De Jure (in English). Hellenic Statistical Authority
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
5. A. Brückner et al., Archiv für Slavische Mitwirkung, 17. Band (1895), "an der Küste Ghrysopolis (Grisopoli der ital. Seekarten), das jetzige Orfano"
6. Joachim Lelewel, Géographie du Moyen Âge, tomes III et IV (Bruxelles 1852), "la maritime Χρυσόπολις, Grisopoli, ville d'or, à laquelle les Latins donnèrent le nom de Conlessa, laquelle, déplacée par différents désastres, conserve son nom dans Orfano"

• Orfani at GEOnet Names Server