Exaplatanos

Exaplatanos (Greek: Εξαπλάτανος; Macedonian: Капињани, Kapinjani;, Turkish: Kapinyari) is a village and a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Almopia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 422.907 km2. Population 7,243 (2011). In 1912 the village numbered 1,315 residents exclusively Pomak Muslims.

Exaplatanos
Εξαπλάτανος
Exaplatanos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°59′N 22°07′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPella
MunicipalityAlmopia
  Municipal unit422.9 km2 (163.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Municipal unit
7,243
  Municipal unit density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Community
  Population1,292 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΕΕ

One of the villages in this municipal unit is Archangelos (Megleno-Romanian: Ossiani).

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