Agios Kosmas (Greek: Άγιος Κοσμάς, before 1927: Τσιράκι – Tsiraki)[2] is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[3] The municipality was established in 1997 with the name Kosmas o Aitolos (Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός), which was changed to Agios Kosmas in 2004. The seat of the municipality was in Megaro.[4] The 2021 census recorded 54 residents in the community and 681 residents in the municipal unit.[1] The community of Agios Kosmas covers an area of 9.496 km2 while the municipal unit covers an area of 115.087 km2.[5] The village is named after the 18th-century saint Cosmas the Aetolian.

Administrative division

The municipal unit of Agios Kosmas consists of nine communities: Agios Kosmas, Dasyllio, Kalirachi, Kalloni, Kydonies, Kyparissi, Megaro, Oropedio and Trikorfo.[3]

The community of Agios Kosmas consists of three settlements: Agios Kosmas, Ano Ekklisia and Ekklisia.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[5]1,243—    
2011[6]870−30.0%
2021[1]681−21.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsiraki – Agios Kosmas". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmas_o_Aitolos
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