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Agios Kosmas Άγιος Κοσμάς
Municipal unit
Agios KosmasLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°9.1′N 21°15′E / 40.1517°N 21.250°E / 40.1517; 21.250
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Area
• Municipal unit	115.087 km (44.435 sq mi)
• Community	9.496 km (3.666 sq mi)
Elevation	962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	681
• Municipal unit density	5.9/km (15/sq mi)
• Community	54
• Community density	5.7/km (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Agios Kosmas (Greek: Άγιος Κοσμάς, before 1927: Τσιράκι – Tsiraki) is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality. The municipality was established in 1997 with the name Kosmas o Aitolos (Κοσμάς ο Αιτωλός), which was changed to Agios Kosmas in 2004. The seat of the municipality was in Megaro. The 2021 census recorded 54 residents in the community and 681 residents in the municipal unit. The community of Agios Kosmas covers an area of 9.496 km while the municipal unit covers an area of 115.087 km. The village is named after the 18th-century saint Cosmas the Aetolian.

Administrative division

The municipal unit of Agios Kosmas consists of nine communities: Agios Kosmas, Dasyllio, Kalirachi, Kalloni, Kydonies, Kyparissi, Megaro, Oropedio and Trikorfo.

The community of Agios Kosmas consists of three settlements: Agios Kosmas, Ano Ekklisia and Ekklisia.

Population

See also

• List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

1. ^ "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.
2. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsiraki – Agios Kosmas". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
5. ^ "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.
6. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

• Populated places in Grevena (regional unit)
• Former municipalities in Western Macedonia
• Grevena