Coordinates: 40°43′3″N 21°22′1″E / 40.71750°N 21.36694°E / 40.71750; 21.36694

Polypotamo

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Polypotamo
Πολυπόταμο
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CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Municipal unitPerasma
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
243
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Polypotamo (Greek: Πολυπόταμο, before 1927: Νερέτη – Nereti)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

[3] Pre–war and post–war immigration from Polypotamo led to the formation of a diaspora and most of the village population lives abroad in the northern suburbs of Melbourne in Australia.[4]

In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Polypotamo was populated by Slavophones.[3] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[3] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[3]

Anthropologist Loring Danforth (1997) wrote 1,500 people from the village resided in Melbourne, Australia with most identifying as Macedonian.[5] People who live in the village itself all identify as Greek.[5]

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