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Prespes Δήμος Πρεσπών
Municipality
Prespes municipality map
PrespesLocation within the region
Coordinates: 40°45′N 21°8′E / 40.750°N 21.133°E / 40.750; 21.133
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Area
• Municipality	515.5 km (199.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	413.5 km (159.7 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	1,211
• Density	2.3/km (6.1/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	1,066
• Municipal unit density	2.6/km (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	530 77
Website	http://www.prespes.gr/

Prespes (Greek: Πρέσπες) is a municipality in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Its population in 2021 was 1,211. The seat of the municipality is in Laimos. It was named after Lake Prespa, in the western part of the municipality.

Municipality

The municipality was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities of Krystallopigi and Prespes, that became municipal units.

The municipality has an area of 515.497 km, the municipal unit 413.513 km. According to the 2011 Greek census, Prespes was the least densely populated municipality in the country, with an average of 3.05 residents per square kilometre, and also the smallest municipality, by population size, of the Florina regional unit.

References

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. "Results for Greece's Population Are Out". 25 July 2011.

Further reading

• Δημήτρις Πένης, Πρέσπα η Ελληνική, 2007

v t e Administrative division of the Western Macedonia Region
Area 9,451 km (3,649 sq mi) Population 283,689 (as of 2011) Municipalities 12 (since 2011) Capital Kozani
Regional unit of Florina	Amyntaio Florina Prespes
Regional unit of Grevena	Deskati Grevena
Regional unit of Kastoria	Argos Orestiko Kastoria Nestorio
Regional unit of Kozani	Eordaia Kozani Servia Velventos Voio
Regional governor Giorgos Kassapidis [el] (since 2019) Decentralized Administration Epirus and Western Macedonia

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