Diavata
Διαβατά | |
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Coordinates: 40°41.3′N 22°51.5′E / 40.6883°N 22.8583°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
Municipality | Delta |
Municipal unit | Echedoros |
Area | |
• Community | 8.967 km2 (3.462 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 11,876 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 570 08 |
Area code(s) | +30-231 |
Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
Diavata (Greek: Διαβατά) is a town in Central Macedonia Greece. A community of the Delta municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Echedoros, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Diavata covers an area of 8.967 km2 (3.462 sq mi).[3] Many inhabitants are descendants from the Armenian majority town of Eğin in Anatolia who survived the Armenian genocide and were resettled in the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.