Moschopotamos

Moschopotamos (Greek: Μοσχοπόταμος, Greek pronunciation: [mosxo'potamos]) 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 Moschopotamos covers an area of 13,606 km (8,454 mi).^[3]

Moschopotamos Μοσχοπόταμος
Community
View of Moschopotamos
Moschopotamos
Coordinates: 40°19.5′N 22°18.5′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Katerini
Municipal unit	Elafina
Area
• Community	13.606 km2 (5.253 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	457
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	601 00
Area code(s)	+30-2351
Vehicle registration	KN

History

The village was named Dryanista (Greek: Δρυάνιστα, Greek pronunciation: [ðɾi'anista]) until 1926, when it was officially renamed to its current name.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[3]	730	—
2011[5]	543	−25.6%
2021[1]	457	−15.8%

See also

• List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit