Vrasna

Vrasna (Greek: Βρασνά, Vrasná [vɾas'na]) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Georgios.[2] The 2011 census recorded 278 inhabitants in the village and 2,879 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Vrasna covers an area of 41.127 km².[3]

Vrasna Βρασνά
Vrasna
Coordinates: 40°42.3′N 23°39.1′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Volvi
Municipal unit	Agios Georgios
Highest elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Lowest elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Rural	278
Community [1]
• Population	2,879 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	41.127
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	570 21
Area code(s)	+30-2397-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 850 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[4]

Administrative division

The community of Vrasna consists of three settlements:[1]

• Nea Vrasna
• Paliampela
• Vrasna

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the community of Vrasna was 2,879 people, an increase of almost 12% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population 2001[3] 2,275 2011[1] 2,879

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit

References

1. "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.
4. Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 11. Written as "Враста". (in Bulgarian)