Sapes
Sign in to saveSapes ( or ) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km2. The population is 6,738 (2021).
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Place details
- Locality
- Σάπες
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 4,506
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Sapes
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Σάπες
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Sapon.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Rhodope
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Maroneia-Sapes
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 6738
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 3948
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 354.6
- Greek Dimos.licence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Σάπαι
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +3351
- Area
- +118.286
- Elevation
- +101
- Capital of
- Maroneia-Sapes Municipality
- Image
- Agia Marina Church 2.jpeg
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Sapes ( or ) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km2. The population is 6,738 (2021).
==Province== The province of Sapes () was one of the provinces of the Rhodope Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Sapes and the municipality Arriana, except the municipal unit Organi. It was abolished in 2006.