Sapes ( or ) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Maroneia-Sapes Maroneia-Sapes () is a municipality in the Rhodope (regional unit), Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Sapes. The municipality has an area of 641.751 km2. Municipality The municipali ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km². The population is 6,738 (2021).

Province

The province of Sapes () was one of the

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

of the Rhodope Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Sapes and the municipality Arriana, except the municipal unit Organi. It was abolished in 2006.

References

Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Maroneia-Sapes Provinces of Greece {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σαπών