Ano Poroia (Greek: Άνω Πορόια) is a village, municipal department of the municipality of Kerkini, Serres Prefecture Greece.

The population of Ano Poroia was 1529 in 2001

Geography

The village is located 55 km and 30 km respectively to the Northwest of the town of Serres and to the west of Sidirokastro. It is at the foot of the Belasitsa (Beles or Kerkini) at an altitude of 380 m. Lake Kerkini is to the south of Ano Poroia.

During the 19th century the village was one of the largest and developed in Demirhisar Kaaza of the Serres Sandjak. The main occupation was farming (tobacco, flax, cotton, barley, rye), sericulture, and commerce.

In 1913 according to the Greek Statistic ministry there were 2.684 greeks in the village (including Vlachs). In the 1920-s, Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled down in the village. The Bulgarian villagers emigrated to Bulgaria as a consequence of the Balkan wars and the Greek refuges.

Kerkini municipality Satellite image . On the Northern part Ano and Kato Poroia


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