Florina

Florina
Φλώρινα
View of the city of Florina towards the NE
View of the city of Florina towards the NE
Official seal of Florina
Florina is located in Greece
Florina
Florina
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°47′N 21°24′E / 40.783°N 21.400°E / 40.783; 21.400
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
Government
 • MayorVasileios Giannakis[1] (since 2019)
Area
 • Municipality819.7 km2 (316.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Elevation
687 m (2,254 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality29,500
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
19,198
 • Municipal unit density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Community
17,188
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
531 00
Area code(s)23850
Vehicle registrationΡΑ*
Websitehttp://www.cityoflorina.gr

Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα, Flórina; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'.[3]

The town of Florina is the capital of the Florina regional unit and also the seat of the eponymous municipality. It belongs to the administrative region of Western Macedonia. The town's population is 17,188 people (2021 census). It is in a wooded valley about 13 km (8 mi) south of the international border of Greece with North Macedonia.

  1. ^ Municipality of Florina, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Front Page". Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Φλώρινας. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2006.