Kokkinia Κοκκινιά | |
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Coordinates:40°12.5′N21°29.1′E / 40.2083°N 21.4850°E /40.2083; 21.4850 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Grevena |
Municipality | Grevena |
Municipal unit | Irakleotes |
Area | |
• Community | 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 136 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 510 30 |
Area code(s) | +30-2462 |
Vehicle registration | PN |
Kokkinia (Greek:Κοκκινιά, before 1927: Σούμπινο –Soumpino)[2] is a village and a community of theGrevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality ofIrakleotes, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 136 residents in the community.[1] The community of Kokkinia covers an area of 16.28 km2.[4]
Soumpino was a mixed village and a part of its population wereGreek speaking MuslimVallahades.[5][6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 459 people in the village, and 200 inhabitants (50 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7]
Following theGreek–Turkish population exchange,Greek refugee families in Soumpino were fromAsia Minor (10) andPontus (43) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 573 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 52 (185 people).[7] Nea Trapezounta, a neighbourhood of Kokkinia populated by Greek refugees was listed as a separate new village in the 1981 census.[8]
The community of Kokkinia consists of two separate settlements:[1]