Poimeniko

Periphery: East Macedonia and Thrace
Prefecture : Evros

Evros

Municipality Didymoteicho

Poimeniko or Pimeniko (Greek: Ποιμενικό), older form: -on is a Greek village and a municipal district in the municipality of Didymoteicho in the eastcentral Evros prefecture, Greece 20 km northwest of the town as well as the GR-51/E81 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio). Its 2001 population was 551 for the village. Its elevation is 120 m. It was one of the few villages in the prefecture that gained population.

Nearest places

* Ampelakia
* Sitaria
* Sitochori

Location and transportation

Poimeniko is located south of Orestiada, 20 km west of the Evros River and the Turkish border, NNE of Alexandroupoli and approximately 30 km ESE of the Bulgarian border. 510

Geography

Farmlands are located in the valley areas and forests and groves are in hilly and mountainous areas.
[edit] Population
Year Population
1981 514
1991 510
2001 551

Information

Its economy is based mainly on agricultural products.

Other

There is a school, a church and a big square. The nearest high school is in Didymoteicho.

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