Sidironero

Sidironero Σιδηρόνερο
Sidironero
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°22′N 24°14′E / 41.367°N 24.233°ECoordinates: 41°22′N 24°14′E / 41.367°N 24.233°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Drama
Municipality	Drama
• Municipal unit	351.3 km^2 (135.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	430
• Municipal unit density	1.2/km^2 (3.2/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΡΜ

Sidironero (Greek: Σιδηρόνερο, Bulgarian: Осеница, Osenitsa)^[2] is a village and a former community in the Drama regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Drama, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] It lies in the Rhodope Mountains region along the Bulgarian border in the northern part of the Drama regional unit between Kato Nevrokopi and Paranesti.

Its population was 430 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 351.273 km² (135.627 sq mi). Villages within the community are Sidirónero (the administrative center, pop. 206), Skalotí (84), Kallíkarpon (50), Pappádes (50), and Oropédio (40).

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. "Name changes of settlements in Greece". Retrieved 2015-12-11.
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)