Vrasna

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Vrasna
Βρασνά
Vrasna is located in Greece
Vrasna
Vrasna
Coordinates: 40°42.3′N 23°39.1′E / 40.7050°N 23.6517°E / 40.7050; 23.6517Coordinates: 40°42.3′N 23°39.1′E / 40.7050°N 23.6517°E / 40.7050; 23.6517
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityVolvi
Municipal unitAgios Georgios
Highest elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Lowest elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
278
Community
[1]
 • Population2,879 (2011)
 • Area (km2)41.127
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 21
Area code(s)+30-2397-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationNAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

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]

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]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b c "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)
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