Doxato

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Doxato is a town and municipality in Drama prefecture, eastern Macedonia, Greece, situated 10km from the city of Drama.

Doxato has been known with its present name since the 1600s though there is ample evidence that the area was inhabited much earlier.

History

There were two massacres that took place in the town of Doxato:

The Greek state in recognition of these events named Doxato a municipality.

Population

The population of the town of Doxato has been as follows:

The decline during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s was due to migration within Greece and abroad.