Amaxades

Amaxades
Αμαξάδες
Location within the regional unit
Amaxades
Coordinates: 41°07′N 25°04′E / 41.117°N 25.067°E / 41.117; 25.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitRhodope
MunicipalityIasmos
Area
 • Municipal unit34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Municipal unit
1,752
 • Municipal unit density51.1/km2 (132/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

Amaxades (Greek: Αμαξάδες, Bulgarian: Арабаджи, Turkish: Arabacıköy) 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 Iasmos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.300 km2. The population is 1,752 (2021). South of the village are the remains of the Byzantine-era town Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion.