Myki, Greece

Myki
Μύκη
Municipality
View of Myki town
View of Myki town
Myki is located in Greece
Myki
Myki
Location within the region
Coordinates: 41°15′N 24°55′E / 41.250°N 24.917°E / 41.250; 24.917
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEastern Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitXanthi
Government
 • MayorAchmet Kiourt[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality
633.3 km2 (244.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit314.9 km2 (121.6 sq mi)
Elevation
499 m (1,637 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
14,237
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
11,288
 • Municipal unit density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Community
7,697
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAH

Myki (Greek: Μύκη, romanized: Mýki, Bulgarian: Мустафчово, Mustafčovo, Turkish: Mustafçova) is a municipality in the Xanthi regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Sminthi.[3] The majority of the population in the municipality are members of the Muslim minority.

Municipality

The municipality Myki was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality has an area of 633.334 km2, the municipal unit 314.874 km2.[4] The population of the municipality Myki was 14,237 as of 2021.[2] The main villages of the municipal unit are Sminthi, Alma, Glafki, Kentavros, Myki, Echinos, Melivoia and Oraio.

References

  1. ^ Municipality of Myki, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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