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).

Sapes Σάπες
Municipal unit
Sapes Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°02′N 25°42′E
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/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Community	3,948
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΟ

Province

The province of Sapes (Greek: Επαρχία Σαπών) was one of the provinces of the Rhodope Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Sapes and the municipality Arriana, except the municipal unit Organi.^[4] It was abolished in 2006.