Levaia
Community in Greece
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Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη – Ellevi,[2] between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά – Lakkia)[3] is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece.[4] It belonged to the municipality of Filotas but after the application of the Kallikratis Plan in 2011 it got incorporated in the municipality of Amyntaio.[3] According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 660 inhabitants.
Levaia
Λεβαία | |
|---|---|
  Levaia | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Municipal unit | Filotas |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PA |
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]
The 1920 Greek census recorded 986 people in the village, and 950 inhabitants (160 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Elevi were from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,002 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 232 (973 people).[6]
