Trígono (Greek: Τρίγωνο, [ˈtriɣono], meaning "triangle") is a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 392.538 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Dikaia. The municipality was created in 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan. Trigono is the country's northernmost municipal unit, situated in the triangle between the rivers Evros and Ardas. It borders Bulgaria to the north and west, and Turkey to the northeast. The nearest cities are Svilengrad (Bulgaria) to the north, Edirne (Turkey) to the east, and Orestiada to the southeast. The area consists mainly of low hills, with plains in the river valleys, and higher elevations up to 400 m towards the west.
Trigono
Τρίγωνο | |
|---|---|
  Trigono Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Orestiada |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 392.5 km2 (151.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,571 |
| • Municipal unit density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EB |
The area of Trigono was under Ottoman Turkish rule until 1912-1913 Balkan Wars. After 7 years of Bulgarian rule, it was ceded to Greece in 1920.
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Trigono is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]
Population
edit| Year | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,706 |
| 2001 | 6,656 |
| 2011 | 5,370 |
| 2021 | 3,571 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.