Doxato, Drama

Doxato is a small city of the Municipality of Doxaton which was founded by law 2539/4-11-97 (ΦΕΚ Α 244/4-12-97 (Kapodistria Plan) and is located in Drama prefecture, it consists of 4 municipal districts.

The former municipalities of:

1. Doxaton,
   
2. Megalou Alexandrou
   

and the former communities of:

1. Agios Athanassios,
   
2. Kefalarion.
   

Municipality seat is Vathyspilo, village of the homonymous municipal district. The first authorities were elected in October 1998. The population was 11113 inhabitants (True Population 11000), according to the 2001 census.

Division in municipal districts

• Kyria  / Δ.δ. Κυρίων [ 2.471 ]
  
  • Vathyspilo / το [ 243 ]
    
  • Vathychorion / το [ 275 ]
    
  • Eurypedon / το [ 186 ]
    
  • Kyria / τα [ 1.714 ]
    
  • Ipsilon / το [ 53 ]
    
• Agios Athanassios / Δ.δ. Αγίου Αθανασίου -- ο [ 3.465 ]
  
• Agora / Δ.δ. Αγοράς -- η [ 192 ]
  
• Doxato / Δ.δ. Δοξάτου -- το [ 3.739 ]
  
• Kefalarion / Δ.δ. Κεφαλαρίου [ 851 ]
  
  • Ano Kefalarion / το [ 472 ]
    
  • Kato Kefalarion / το [ 379 ]
    
• Vathyspilo / Δ.δ. Πηγαδίων [ 282 ]
  
  • Pigadia / τα [ 255 ]
    
  • Aigeiros / ο [ 0 ]
    
  • Peristeria / τα [ 27 ]
    

The municipality is the third largest in the prefecture after the Drama and the Prosotsani municipalities.

The city Doxato is around 10 km SE from the city Drama.

Historical population of Doxato

Year Population

1951 4409
1961 4402
1971 3440
1981 3389
1991 3594
2001 3739

The name Doxato was used since 1600. According to Stavros Mertzidis in the Byzantine period it was called Dokalon.

Municipalities and communities of the Drama Prefecture Doxato | Drama | Kalampaki | Kato Nevrokopi | Nikiforos | Paranesti | Prosotsani | Sitagroi Sidironero