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Sotiras
Settlement
Sotiras
Coordinates: 40°40′26″N 21°39′55″E / 40.67389°N 21.66528°E / 40.67389; 21.66528
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Municipality	Amyntaio
Municipal unit	Amyntaio
Community	Amyntaio
Population
• Total	89
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sotiras (Greek: Σωτήρας, before 1926: Σώτερ – Soter) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Amyntaio.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 327 people in the village, and 327 inhabitants (37 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Soter were from East Thrace (18), Asia Minor (4) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 137 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 48 (151 people).

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: Soter – Sotiras". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

• Populated places in Florina (regional unit)
• Amyntaio