Diavata
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Diavata
Διαβατά | |
|---|---|
  Diavata | |
| Coordinates: 40°41.3′N 22°51.5′E / 40.6883°N 22.8583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Delta |
| Municipal unit | Echedoros |
| Area | |
• Community | 8.967 km2 (3.462 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 11,876 |
| • Density | 1,324/km2 (3,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 570 08 |
| Area code | +30-231 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
Diavata (Greek: Διαβατά) is a town in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. Administratively, it is a community of the municipality of Delta,[2] while before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Echedoros, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Diavata covers an area of 8.967 km2 (3.462 sq mi).[3] Many inhabitants are descendants from the Armenian majority town of Eğin in Anatolia who survived the Armenian genocide and were resettled in the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
