Agios Kosmas

Agios Kosmas Άγιος Κοσμάς
Municipal unit
Agios Kosmas Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°9.1′N 21°15′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Area
• Municipal unit	115.087 km^2 (44.435 sq mi)
• Community	9.496 km^2 (3.666 sq mi)
Elevation	962 m (3,156 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	681
• Municipal unit density	5.9/km^2 (15/sq mi)
• Community	54
• Community density	5.7/km^2 (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)^[2] is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.^[3] 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.^[4] The 2021 census recorded 54 residents in the community and 681 residents in the municipal unit.^[1] The community of Agios Kosmas covers an area of 9.496 km² while the municipal unit covers an area of 115.087 km².^[5] 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.^[3]

The community of Agios Kosmas consists of three settlements: Agios Kosmas, Ano Ekklisia and Ekklisia.^[1]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[5]	1,243	—
2011[6]	870	−30.0%
2021[1]	681	−21.7%

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.