Megalo Seirini

Community in Greece

Megalo Seirini Μεγάλο Σειρήνι
Community
40°7.1′N 21°24.7′E / 40.1183°N 21.4117°E / 40.1183; 21.4117
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Grevena
Area
• Community	18.804 km² (7.260 sq mi)
Elevation	666 m (2,185 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	405
• Density	22/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Megalo Seirini (Greek: Μεγάλο Σειρήνι) is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 405 residents in the community.^[1] The community of Megalo Seirini covers an area of 18.804 km².^[3]

Administrative division

The community of Megalo Seirini consists of two separate settlements:^[1]

Megalo Seirini (population 331 as of 2021)
Mikro Seirini (population 74)

Population

The 1920 Greek census recorded 444 people in the village, and 100 inhabitants (18 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Megalo Seirini were from Pontus (41) in 1926.^[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 600 village inhabitants.^[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 41 (146 people).^[4]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001^[3]	701	—
2011^[5]	555	−20.8%
2021^[1]	405	−27.0%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ ^a ^b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.