Prespes

Prespes (Greek: Πρέσπες) (Macedonian: Преспа) is a municipality in the Florina regional unit, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 7,380. The seat of the municipality is in Laimos.[2] It was named after Lake Prespa, in the western part of the municipality.

For other uses, see Prespa (disambiguation).

Prespes Δήμος Πρεσπών
Prespes municipality map
Prespes Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°45′N 21°8′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Area
• Municipality	515.5 km^2 (199.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	413.5 km^2 (159.7 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	1,560
• Municipality density	3.0/km^2 (7.8/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	1,201
• Municipal unit density	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	530 77
Website	http://www.prespes.gr/

Municipality

The municipality was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities of Krystallopigi and Prespes, that became municipal units.[2]

The municipality has an area of 515.497 km², the municipal unit 413.513 km².[3] According to the 2011 Greek census, Prespes was the least densely populated municipality in the country, with an average of 3.05 residents per square kilometre, and also the smallest municipality, by population size, of the Florina regional unit.[4]

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. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/07/25/results-for-greeces-population-are-out/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Further reading

• Δημήτρις Πένης, Πρέσπα η Ελληνική, 2007