Peponia Πεπονιά | |
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  Peponia | |
| Coordinates:40°17.5667′N21°24.582′E / 40.2927783°N 21.409700°E /40.2927783; 21.409700 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 48 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Peponia (Greek:Πεπονιά, before 1927: Λάη –Lai),[2] is a village and acommunity of theVoio municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality ofNeapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 48 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Lai was populated byGreek speaking MuslimVallahades.[4][5] In the 1900 statistics ofVasil Kanchov, where the town appears under its Bulgarian name "Laya", it was inhabited by some 300 "Greek Muslims".[6]
The 1920 Greek census recorded 321 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (60 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following theGreek–Turkish population exchange,Greek refugee families in Lai were fromEast Thrace (26),Asia Minor (4) andPontus (60) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 338 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 88 (323 people).[7]
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