Levaia
Λεβαία | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E / 40.64667°N 21.70250°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 |
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.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]
The Greek census (1920) recorded 986 people in the village and in 1923 there were 950 inhabitants (or 160 families) who were Muslim.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Elevi there were refugee families from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52).[6] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1002 village inhabitants.[6] There were 232 refugee families (973 people) in 1928.[6]
Subdivisions of the municipality of Amyntaio | |
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Municipal unit of Aetos |
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Municipal unit of Amyntaio | |
Municipal unit of Filotas | |
Municipal unit of Lechovo | |
Municipal unit of Nymfaio | |
Municipal unit of Variko |