Kechros

Kechros (Greek: Κέχρος; Bulgarian: Мерикос, romanized: Merikos; Turkish: Mehrikoz) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km².[3] It has a population of 1,222, as of 2011.

Kechros Κέχρος
Kechros Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°14′N 25°51′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Rhodope
Municipality	Arriana
• Municipal unit	140.6 km^2 (54.3 sq mi)
Elevation	651 m (2,136 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,222
• Municipal unit density	8.7/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΟ

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "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.