Filotas
Village in Western Macedonia, Greece
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Filotas (Greek: Φιλώτας, before 1927: Τσαλτζιλάρ – Tsaltzilar;[2] Bulgarian: Чалджиево, Chaldzhievo) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amyntaio.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 132.495 km2.[4] Population 3,616 (2021).
Filotas
Φιλώτας | |
|---|---|
Location within the regional unit | |
  Filotas | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 21°42′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,616 |
| • Municipal unit density | 27.29/km2 (70.68/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΑ |
Demographics
The 1920 Greek census recorded 2,137 people in the village, and 2,100 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsaltzilar were from East Thrace (393), Asia Minor (60) and the Caucasus (106) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,893 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 539 (2,188 people).[5]
