Skip to content
Category

Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit)

page 1
Komotini
Komotini (, , ) is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece and its capital. It is also the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973. Komotini is home to a sizeable Muslim minority, which was exempted from the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Komotini had a population of 65,243 citizens.
Iasmos Municipality
Iasmos () is a municipality of the Rhodope regional unit, located in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Its administrative seat is the municipal unit (town) of Iasmos. , it had a population of 12,247 people, with significant Sarakatsani and Muslim minority communities.
Arriana Municipality
Arriana () is a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Fillyra.
Maroneia-Sapes Municipality
Maroneia-Sapes () is a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Sapes. The municipality has an area of 641.751 km2.
Maroneia
thumb|right|View of the ancient theatre thumb|right|Marmaritsa beach, Maroneia
Sapes
Sapes ( or ) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km2. The population is 6,738 (2021).
Fillyra
Fillyra () is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 236.502 km2. In 2021 its population was 6,813. The Turkish name of Fillyra is Sirkeli, meaning "with vinegar".
Aigeiros
Aigeiros () is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Komotini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 139.060 km2. Current population 2,870 (2021 Census).
Amaxades
Amaxades (, Bulgarian: Арабаджи, ) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Iasmos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.300 km2. The population is 1,752 (2021). South of the village are the remains of the Byzantine-era town Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion.
Aratos
Aratos (, ) is a settlement in the Arriana municipality, Rhodope regional unit, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece.
Organi
Organi () is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 215.665 km2. Population 1,785 (2021).
Sostis
Sostis (; ) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Iasmos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 229.190 km2. The population was 5,521 in 2021.
Gratini
Gratini () is a village of Rhodope regional unit in northern Greece, 13 km north of Komotini. It is part of the municipal unit of Komotini.
Kechros
Kechros (; ) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km2. It has a population of 1,019, as of 2021.
Neo Sidirochori
human settlement in Greece