Nea Mpafra
Nea Mpafra
Νέα Μπάφρα | |
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| Coordinates: 40°59′19″N 24°01′13″E / 40.98861°N 24.02028°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Amphipolis |
| Municipal unit | Kormista |
| Village established | 1926 (100 years ago) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Community | 565 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Nea Mpafra (Greek: Νέα Μπάφρα), also romanized as Nea Bafra, is a village in Greece, located near the eastern edge of the Serres regional unit in Central Macedonia. It was founded in 1924 by Pontic Greeks from Bafra who got there after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Its official establishment was made in 1926 and its name translates to "New Bafra". It is located at an altitude of 180 meters and has a population of 565 according to the 2021 census. The native language of its original settlers was Turkish, which remained the primary language of the village until the 1970s.