Pylorio
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Pylorio
Πυλώριο | |
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  Pylorio | |
| Coordinates: 40°16.265′N 21°23.05′E / 40.271083°N 21.38417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 43 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Pylorio (Greek: Πυλώριο) is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 43 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Pylorio was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3][4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 317 people in the village, and 350 inhabitants (60 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Pylorio were from Asia Minor (10) and Pontus (41) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 208 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 50 (184 people).[5]
