Efkarpia


Efkarpia, also known as Nea Efkarpia, is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pavlos Melas, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a population of 15,416 and the area of the municipal unit is 13.263 km2.

History

Nea Efkarpia was established after Greco-Turkish War by Greek refugees from Asia Minor and Pontus who settled there after the population exchange. It was named after Efkarpia in what is now the Uşak District of Turkey. A considerable number of Aromanians also moved there from the villages of Megala Livadia and Kokkinopilos.