Florina

Florina Φλώρινα
Municipality
View of the city of Florina towards the NE
Seal
Florina Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°47′N 21°24′E / 40.783°N 21.400°E / 40.783; 21.400
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Florina
Government
• Mayor	Vasileios Giannakis[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	819.7 km2 (316.5 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Elevation	687 m (2,254 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	29,500
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	19,198
• Municipal unit density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Community	17,188
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	531 00
Area code(s)	23850
Vehicle registration	ΡΑ*
Website	http://www.cityoflorina.gr

Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα, Flórina; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'.^[3]

The town of Florina is the capital of the Florina regional unit and also the seat of the eponymous municipality. It belongs to the administrative region of Western Macedonia. The town's population is 17,188 people (2021 census). It is in a wooded valley about 13 km (8 mi) south of the international border of Greece with North Macedonia.