Elafos, Pieria

Elafos
Έλαφος
Entrance to the village with Mount Olympus in the background
Entrance to the village with Mount Olympus in the background
Elafos is located in Greece
Elafos
Elafos
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 40°22.5′N 22°24′E / 40.3750°N 22.400°E / 40.3750; 22.400
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPieria
MunicipalityKaterini
Municipal unitElafina
Area
 • Community
10.699 km2 (4.131 sq mi)
Elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
395
 • Density36.9/km2 (95.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
601 00
Area code+30-2351
Vehicle registrationKN

Elafos (Greek: Έλαφος) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Elafina, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Elafos covers an area of 10.699 km2.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3]584—    
2011[4]499−14.6%
2021[1]395−20.8%

Transport

Elafos is on one of the northwestern ends of the Pieria Provincial Road 3 (the other being in Katalonia), towards Katerini.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. 1 2 "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  5. ↑ Royal Decree, 6 February 1956 (FEK A' 47/08.02.1956, p. 777). Archived from the original on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.