Kechros

Kechros
Κέχρος
Kechros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°14′N 25°51′E / 41.233°N 25.850°E / 41.233; 25.850
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitRhodope
MunicipalityArriana
Area
  Municipal unit140.6 km2 (54.3 sq mi)
Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
1,019
  Municipal unit density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

Kechros (Greek: Κέχρος; Bulgarian: Мерикос, romanized: Merikos) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km2. It has a population of 1,019, as of 2021.