Papagiannis
Popozani Παπαγιάννης Ποπόζανη | |
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![]() View of the village in 1917 | |
Coordinates: 40°50.30′N 21°29.88′E / 40.83833°N 21.49800°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Florina |
Municipal unit | Meliti |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Community | 426 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Papagiannis ( Greek: Παπαγιάννης, before 1928: Ποπόζιανη - Popoziani, alternative old name: Βακούφκιοϊ - Vakoufkioi; [2] Macedonian and Bulgarian: Пополжани, Popolžani), is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 750 people in Popoziani. [3] In 1928, the Greek census recorded 930 village inhabitants. [3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1928 there were 7 refugee families (31 people) in the village. [3]
Papagiannis had 915 inhabitants in 1981. [4] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Papagiannis was populated by Slavophones. [4] The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings. [4] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it. [4]
According to the 2021 census the village had 426 inhabitants. [1]