Orfani
Municipal unit in Greece
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Orfani (Greek: Ορφάνι, formerly Ορφάνιον - Orfanion) is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality was Galipsos. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit[2] (municipal unit of Orfano[3]). The municipal unit has an area of 200.862 km2.[4] The municipal unit of Orfano has a population of 5,076, and the community of Orfani has 742 inhabitants (2021).[1]
Orfani
Ορφάνι | |
|---|---|
Location within the regional unit | |
  Orfani | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 23°57′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Municipality | Pangaio |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 200.9 km2 (77.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 5,076 |
| • Municipal unit density | 25.27/km2 (65.44/sq mi) |
| • Community | 774 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΒ |
History
In the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 167) of 1530, the settlement is recorded as a village with the name Orfana, within the kaza of Zihne.[5] The town has been identified with the Byzantine Chrysopolis in Macedonia.[6][7]
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