Achinos, Serres

Achinos Αχινός
Municipal unit
Achinos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°55′N 23°39′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Visaltia
Area
• Municipal unit	155.4 km^2 (60.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,751
• Municipal unit density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
• Community	365
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Achinos (Greek: Αχινός) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Visaltia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 155.432 km².^[3] Population 1,751 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Sitochori. Other communities in the municipal unit are Dafni, Zervochori, Lefkotopos, Patrikio and Choumniko. The name Achinos is the Greek word for sea urchins.

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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
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.