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Kolokythou
Settlement
Kolokythou
Coordinates: 40°30′17″N 21°12′43″E / 40.50472°N 21.21194°E / 40.50472; 21.21194
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kastoria
Municipality	Kastoria
Municipal unit	Mesopotamia
Community	Mesopotamia
Population
• Total	691
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kolokythou (Greek: Κολοκυνθού, before 1926: Τίκβενη – Tikveni) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Mesopotamia.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. The village Kolokythou had a population of 280 inhabitants, all Slavophones with 60 percent having a Bulgarian national consciousness.

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tikveni – Kolokythou". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
3. Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
4. Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 15 June 2024. "Κολοκυνθού, Πληθυσμός: 280, Σλαυόφωνοι: 280 Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι κατά 60%"

• Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit)
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