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Myki, Greece

Coordinates: 41°15′N 24°55′E / 41.250°N 24.917°E / 41.250; 24.917
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Myki
Μύκη
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
 • Municipality633.3 km2 (244.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit314.9 km2 (121.6 sq mi)
Elevation
499 m (1,637 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality14,237
 • 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, romanizedMýki, 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

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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

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  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.