Milea
Μηλέα | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 22°8′41″E / 40.99194°N 22.14472°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Pella |
Municipality | Almopia |
Municipal unit | Exaplatanos |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 837 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Milea (Greek: Μηλέα, before 1926: Καρλάτ - Karlat;[2] Macedonian and Bulgarian: Карладово, Karladovo),[3][4] Turkish: Karladova or Kırlat) is a village in the Exaplatanos municipal unit of the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The community of Milea, which includes the neighboring village Rizochori, has a population of 837 (2021).[1]
Milea had 787 inhabitants in 1981.[5] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Milea was populated by a Greek population descended from Anatolian Greek refugees who arrived during the Greek-Turkish population exchange, and Slavophones.[5] The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[5] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[5] Turkish was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[5] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[5]