Trigono

Trigono Τρίγωνο
Trigono
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E / 41.700; 26.233Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E / 41.700; 26.233
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Orestiada
• Municipal unit	392.5 km2 (151.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,370
• Municipal unit density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	EB

Trígono (Greek: Τρίγωνο, [ˈtriɣono], meaning "triangle") is a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Its population is 5,370 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was in Dikaia. The municipality was created in 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan. Its area is 392.538 km². Trigono is the country's northernmost municipal unit, situated in the triangle between the rivers Evros and Ardas. It borders Bulgaria to the north and west, and Turkey to the northeast. The nearest cities are Svilengrad (Bulgaria) to the north, Edirne (Turkey) to the east and Orestiada to the southeast. The area consists mainly of low hills, with plains in the river valleys, and higher elevations up to 400 m towards the west.

The area of Trigono was under Ottoman Turkish rule until the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars. After 7 years of Bulgarian rule, it was ceded to Greece in 1920.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Trigono is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Arzos (Arzos, Kanadas)
• Dikaia (Dikaia, Dilofos, Krios, Palli)
• Elaia
• Therapeio
• Komara
• Marasia
• Milia
• Ormenio
• Pentalofos
• Petrota
• Plati
• Ptelea
• Spilaio

Population

External links

• Trigono on GTP Travel Pages

References

		Svilengrad (Bulgaria)
	Lyubimets (Bulgaria)		Edirne (Turkey)
		Trigono
	Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria)	Kyprinos	Vyssa