Drosato is a Greek

Greece

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 settlement located north of Kilkis

Kilkis

Kilkis is an industrial city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2001 there were 17,430 people living in the city proper, 24,812 people living in the municipal unit, and 56,336 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.-Name:Kilkis is located in a...

, west of the GR-65

Greek National Road 65

Greek National Road 65 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Thessaloniki, Kilkis and Loutra at the junction with Greek National Road 57....

 (Kilkis - Sidirokastro

Sidirokastro

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) and about 8 km southeast of the border with the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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 and 5 km southeast of Lake Doirani. Drosato was the seat of the municipality of Doirani

Doirani

Doirani is a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the shores of Dojran Lake, which marks the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. It...

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Nearest places

• Doirani, northwest
• Amaranta, north
• Makryplagia, east
• Chersi, southwest

Geography

Drosato is situated in a valley area that are surrounded with hills. The geography consists of farmlands covering the central and the western parts, and the eastern part are hilly with some farmlands, the remainder of the area are forested.

History

The population has been growing since the 1980s. In 2001, the Drosato Health Center shut its doors for good due to its declining population of the northern half of the prefecture since the 1950s, the health center had low budget not enough for the population that even some people opposed. The nearest hospital is now in Kilkis

Kilkis

Kilkis is an industrial city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2001 there were 17,430 people living in the city proper, 24,812 people living in the municipal unit, and 56,336 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.-Name:Kilkis is located in a...

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Population

Year	Village population	Municipal district population
1991	864	-
2001	1,068	1,392