Florina
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For other uses, see Florina (disambiguation).
Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα, Flórina; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'.[2]
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Florina
Φλώρινα | |
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Coordinates: 40°47′N 21°24′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ioannis Voskopoulos |
Area | |
• Municipality | 819.7 km2 (316.5 sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 687 m (2,254 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 29,500 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 19,198 |
• Municipal unit density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Community | 17,188 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 531 00 |
Area code(s) | 23850 |
Vehicle registration | ΡΑ* |
Website | http://www.cityoflorina.gr |
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The town of Florina is the capital of the Florina regional unit and also the seat of the eponymous municipality. It belongs to the administrative region of Western Macedonia. The town's population is 17,188 people (2021 census). It is in a wooded valley about 13 km (8 mi) south of the international border of Greece with North Macedonia.