Dervenochoria (Greek: Δερβενοχώρια) is a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] In 2021 its population was 1,826. The municipal unit has an area of 222.938 km2.[3] It covers the southernmost portion of Boeotia. The main village is Pyli.
Dervenochoria
Δερβενοχώρια | |
|---|---|
  Dervenochoria Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′N 23°30′E / 38.217°N 23.500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Boeotia |
| Municipality | Tanagra |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 222.94 km2 (86.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,826 |
| • Municipal unit density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 12, 320 05 |
| Area code(s) | 26940 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΙ |
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Dervenochoria is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
History
editThe municipality was created in 1997.
The region was a main passage from Boeotia to Attica; Dervenochoria comes from "Derveni villages" named after this passage (from turkic "derveni", "passage" named during the Ottoman times).
Most of Dervenochoria was hit by a devastating wildfire (see 2007 Greek forest fires) on Thursday June 28, 2007 that came from Parnitha westward. Some damages to property including houses and buildings were reported. The aftermath was that much of the forest turned into an ashy landscape that may take years to restore its natural beauty.
Dervenochoria was severely affected by 2023 Greece wildfires.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wildfires in Greece close highways and threaten an oil refinery, as the EU sends firefighting planes". AP News. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-03.