Sapes

Sapes (Greek: Σάπες or Turkish: Şapçı) 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.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km².^[3] The population is 6,738 (2021).

Key Information

Sapes Σάπες
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Sapes
Coordinates: 41°02′N 25°42′E / 41.033°N 25.700°E / 41.033; 25.700
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Rhodope
Municipality	Maroneia-Sapes
Area
• Municipal unit	354.6 km2 (136.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,738
• Municipal unit density	19.00/km2 (49.21/sq mi)
• Community	3,948
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΟ
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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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

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