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Prespes

Prespes
Δήμος Πρεσπών
Prespes municipality map
Prespes municipality map
Prespes is located in Greece
Prespes
Prespes
Coordinates: 40°45′N 21°8′E / 40.750°N 21.133°E / 40.750; 21.133Coordinates: 40°45′N 21°8′E / 40.750°N 21.133°E / 40.750; 21.133
Country Greece
Administrative region West Macedonia
Regional unit Florina
Area
 • Municipality 515.5 km2 (199.0 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 413.5 km2 (159.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 1,560
 • Municipality density 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 1,201
 • Municipal unit density 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 530 77
Website http://www.prespes.gr/

Prespes (Greek: Πρέσπες) is a municipality in the Florina regional unit, Greece. Population 1,560 (2011). The seat of the municipality is in Laimos. It was named after Lake Prespa, in the western part of the municipality.

The municipality Prespes was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

The municipality has an area of 515.497 km2, the municipal unit 413.513 km2. According to the 2011 Greek census, Prespes was the least densely populated municipality in the country, with an average of 3.05 residents per square kilometre.



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