| Name local | Φιλώτας |
|---|---|
| Periph | West Macedonia |
| Periphunit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Pop municunit | 3616 |
| Pop community | 1429 |
| Population as of | 2021 |
| Area municunit | 132.5 |
| Coordinates | 40°38′N 21°42′E |
| Licence | ΡΑ |
Filotas (Greek: Φιλώτας, before 1927: Τσαλτζιλάρ – Tsaltzilar;[1] Bulgarian: Чалджиево, Chaldzhievo) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amyntaio.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 132.495 km2.[3] Population 3,616 (2021).
Demographics
The 1920 Greek census recorded 2,137 people in the village, and 2,100 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsaltzilar were from East Thrace (393), Asia Minor (60) and the Caucasus (106) in 1926.[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,893 village inhabitants.[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 539 (2,188 people).[4]
References
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsaltzilar – Filotas". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.