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{{Infobox Greek place
 |name = Iasmos
 |name_local = Ίασμος
|type = municipality
 |image_map = 2011 Dimos Iasmou.svg
 |periph = [[East Macedonia and Thrace]]
|periphunit         = [[Rhodope (regional unit)|Rhodope]]
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|area_municipality  = 485.3
|pop_municunit   = 4974
|area_municunit  = 221.8
|pop_community   = 3892
 |population_as_of = 2021
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 |licence = ΚΟ
 |website = 
 |image_skyline      = 20101027 Iasmos Top View Panoramic Rhodope Prefecture Thrace Greece.jpg
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'''Iasmos''' ({{langx|el|Ίασμος|Íasmos}}) is a [[Municipalities and communities of Greece|municipality]] of the [[Rhodope (regional unit)|Rhodope regional unit]], located in [[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]], Greece. Its administrative seat is the municipal unit (town) of Iasmos. {{As of|2021}}, it had a population of 12,247 people, with significant [[Sarakatsani]] and [[Muslim minority of Greece|Muslim minority]] communities.

== Geography ==
The municipality has an area of {{convert|485.285|km2}}, while the municipal unit covers {{convert|221.795|km2}}.<ref name="stat01">{{cite web |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2015 |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |language=el |df=}}</ref> The area of the municipality before the 2011 local government reforms was 200,403 [[stremma]]s ({{convert|200.403|km}}), with roughly three-fifths classified as mountainous or semi-mountainous and the remaining two-fifths as [[Upland and lowland|lowland]] plains.<ref name="Iasmos general">{{cite web |script-title=el:Ιστοσελίδα Δήμου Ιάσμου: Γενικές Πληροφορίες |trans-title=Iasmos Municipality Website: General Information |url=http://www.iasmos.gr/articles.php?secid=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611040759/http://www.iasmos.gr/articles.php?secid=1 |archive-date=11 June 2012 |language=el}}</ref> The municipality can thus be split into two geographical zones: a lowland area of fertile plains in the south, which extends along the southern foothills of the [[Rhodope Mountains]], and a forested mountainous region in the southern and southwestern parts of the municipality. [[Feral horse|Feral horses]] and [[Feral goat|goats]] can be found in the mountainous areas.<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

The municipality of Iasmos shares borders with the municipal unit of [[Satres]] in the [[Xanthi (regional unit)|Xanthi regional unit]] to the northwest, the country of [[Bulgaria]] to the northeast, the municipal unit of [[Amaxades]] to the west, the municipal units of [[Sostis]] and [[Aigeiros]] to the east, and [[Lake Vistonida]] to the southwest.<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

== Administration ==
The municipality of Iasmos was established through the merger of the former towns (communities) of Iasmos, Ambrosia, and Salpi. It originally comprised the following 11 settlements: Iasmos, Ambrosia, Palladio, Mikros Palladio, Salpi, Glykoneri, Dialampi, Kopteros, Mosaico, Galini, and Ippikos.<ref name="Iasmos general"/> The 2011 local government reforms in Greece resulted in another merger, this time of the Iasmos, [[Amaxades]], and [[Sostis]] municipalities, which became newly designated municipal units. The resultant municipality retained the name Iasmos.<ref name="Kallikratis">{{Cite web |title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text |url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg. |publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]] |language=el}}</ref> 

The town of Iasmos, the administrative seat of the municipality, is located along the Komotini–Xanthi provincial road, approximately {{convert|20|km}} from [[Komotini]] and {{convert|28|km}} km from [[Xanthi]].<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

== Demographics ==
At the time of the 2001 census, the total population of the municipality was 6,774. The workforce was reported to be 5,600, with 89.3% (5,000 individuals) employed and 10.7% (600 individuals) unemployed.<ref name="Iasmos general"/> As of the [[2021 Greek census|2021 census]], the population was 12,247.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=el:Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό|trans-title=Results of the 2021 Population – Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement|url=https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx|publisher=[[Hellenic Statistical Authority]]|date=29 March 2024|access-date=23 April 2025|language=el}}</ref>

The municipality is home to a diverse number of cultural and religious groups. Multiple cultural and religious minorities coexist in the municipal units of Ambrosia, Salpi, Mosaico, and Iasmos. Meanwhile, Kopteros, Galini, Mikros Palladio, and Ippikos are predominantly inhabited by members of the [[Muslim minority of Greece|Muslim minority]]. Dialampi, Palladio, and Glykoneri are mainly inhabited by [[Sarakatsani]], a traditionally nomadic pastoralist subgroup of Greeks, who are primarily engaged in agriculture in the surrounding fertile plains.<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

== Economy ==
The primary economic activity in the municipality is agriculture, which employed approximately 75% of the workforce (about 4,200 individuals) in 2001. Major agricultural products include cotton, maize, [[Sugar beet|sugar beets]], tobacco, and tomatoes. [[Livestock|Livestock farming]], especially the breeding of sheep and goats, is also common, with some activity in buffalo breeding.<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

Economic development in Iasmos focuses on its strategic geographical position between the cities of Komotini and Xanthi, as well as its proximity to the [[A2 motorway (Greece)|A2 motorway]] (Egnatia Odos). The municipality is on major arteries to broader urban centers, including [[Alexandroupolis]], [[Kavala]], and [[Thessaloniki]], and facilitates transportation to ports and airports in northern Greece.<ref name="Iasmos general"/>

== References ==
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