Echinos

Echinos
Εχίνος
Шахин
View of Echinos
View of Echinos
Echinos is located in Greece
Echinos
Echinos
Coordinates: 41°16.5′N 24°58.3′E / 41.2750°N 24.9717°E / 41.2750; 24.9717
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitXanthi
MunicipalityMyki
Municipal unitMyki
Area
 • Community85.691 km2 (33.085 sq mi)
Elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community2,780
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
673 00
Area code(s)+30-2544
Vehicle registrationAH

Echinos (Greek: Εχίνος; Bulgarian: Шахин, Shahin) is a village and a community in the municipality Myki.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Myki, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 2,780 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Echinos covers an area of 85.691 km2.[3]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.