Poroi

Poroi Πόροι
Community
The community hall of Poroi
Poroi
Coordinates: 39°58.651′N 22°39′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Dio-Olympos
Municipal unit	East Olympos
Area
• Community	26.889 km^2 (10.382 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	751
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	600 65
Area code(s)	+30-2352
Vehicle registration	KN

Poroi (Greek: Πόροι) is a village and a community of the Dio-Olympos municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Olympos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 751 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Poroi covers an area of 26.889 km^2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Poroi consists of three separate settlements:[1]

• Agios Dimitrios (population 12 as of 2021)
• Neoi Poroi (population 716)
• Poroi (population 23)

Village

The village Poroi (also Palaioi Poroi, to distinguish it from the larger Neoi Poroi) is a small mountain village with 23 inhabitants (2011). Author, member of the Filiki Eteria, and officer in the Greek War of Independence Christoforos Perraivos was born here. The village of Poroi contains numerous religious sites within the community. These include the chapels of St. Nikolaos and St. Dimitrios.[4]

See also

• List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Loakimidou, Evi. "Palioi (Old) Poroi". Niova Villas. Retrieved 30 October 2014.