Businesses in Sapes

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sapes

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Gas station	39
Grocery stores and supermarkets	31
Cafes	30
Churches	29
Education	25
Restaurants	17
Shopping	17
Mosques	16
Shopping other	15
Religion	11
Car repair	10
Public parks	9
Cemeteries and crematoriums	8
Primary and elementary schools	7

Sapes Facts

Area	2.3 km²
Population	2,170
Male Population	1,073 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,097 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+0.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.6%
Median Age	50.2 years (Male: 46.7, Female: 53)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$21,972 (2022)
Area Codes	2532
Neighborhoods	Σάπες
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.02861, 25.69306
Postal Codes	693 00

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Sapes Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,164	2,239	2,136	2,071	2,170	2,094	2,013
Population Density	935.8 / km²	968.2 / km²	923.7 / km²	895.6 / km²	938.4 / km²	905.5 / km²	870.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sapes Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sapes	+0.3%	-3.1%	+1.6%
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	—	—	—
Greece	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sapes Median Age

Median Age: 50.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sapes	50.2 yrs	53 yrs	46.7 yrs
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	42.4 yrs	44.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Greece	41.8 yrs	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sapes Population Density

Population Density: 938 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sapes	2,170	2.313 km²	938 / km²
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	608,874	14,241.8 km²	42.8 / km²
Greece	10.7 million	132,689.5 km²	80.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sapes Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sapes

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sapes

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sapes Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$19,741	$20,331	$23,796	$25,079	$23,061	$17,101	$18,733	$21,972
Total GDP	$219.2M	$239.5M	$291.7M	$311.3M	$284M	$204.4M	$219.3M	$254.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sapes CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sapes	20,357 tn	9.38 tn	8,803 tons/km²
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	5,793,405 tn	9.51 tn	406.8 tons/km²
Greece	105,407,278 tn	9.89 tn	794.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sapes CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	20,357 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.38 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,803 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/17/08	9:54 PM	3.2	34.8 km	24,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
4/14/08	6:58 AM	3.5	38.9 km	10,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
1/23/08	4:46 PM	3.3	33.4 km	27,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
1/23/08	4:46 PM	3	34.5 km	26,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
1/23/08	11:01 AM	3.9	34.4 km	25,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
4/10/07	3:15 AM	3.9	19.9 km	10,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
1/30/07	9:48 PM	3.5	43.2 km	25,000 m	Aegean Sea	usgs.gov
12/28/06	8:54 PM	3.1	54.2 km	4,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
12/5/06	5:20 PM	3.5	45.5 km	42,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov
12/5/06	5:17 PM	3.5	37 km	48,000 m	Greece-Bulgaria border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sapes

Sapes (Greek: Σάπες, Turkish: Şapçı) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat an..

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