Komotini
Komotini (Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkis: Gümülcine) is a ceety in Thrace, northeastren Greece. It is the caipital o the region o East Macedonie an Thrace an o the Rhodope regional unit. It wis the admeenistrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefectur till its abolishment in 2011. The ceety is hame tae the Democritus University o Thrace, foondit in 1973. Komotini is hame tae a sizeable Muslim minority, which constitutes 45% o the ceety's population.[2]
Komotini Κομοτηνή | |
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  Komotini Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 41°6′N 25°25′E / 41.100°N 25.417°ECoordinates: 41°6′N 25°25′E / 41.100°N 25.417°E | |
| Kintra | Greece |
| Admeenistrative region | East Macedonie an Thrace |
| Regional unit | Rhodope |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Georgios Petridis |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 644.7 km2 (248.9 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 385.4 km2 (148.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 66919 |
| • Municipality density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 60648 |
| • Municipal unit density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 54,272 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 691 00 |
| Aurie code(s) | 25310 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΟ |
| Website | www.komotini.gr |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ Demetriou, Olga (2006). "Streets Not Named: Discursive Dead Ends and the Politics of Orientation in Intercommunal Spatial Relations in Northern Greece". Cultural Anthropology. 21 (2): 295–321. doi:10.1525/can.2006.21.2.295. Unknown parameter
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