Chalkidona (Greek: Χαλκηδόνα) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is Koufalia.[2] The town is a hub for trucking traffic around the Thessaloniki area.
Chalkidona
Χαλκηδόνα | |
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  Chalkidona Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°36′E / 40.733°N 22.600°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 391.4 km2 (151.1 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 130.0 km2 (50.2 sq mi) |
| • Community | 21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 30,030 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 7,542 |
| • Municipal unit density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,905 |
| • Community density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Municipality
editThe municipality Chalkidona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
- Agios Athanasios
- Chalkidona
- Koufalia
The municipality Chalkidona has an area of 391.4 km2, the municipal unit Chalkidona has an area of 130.0 km2, and the community Chalkidona has an area of 21.25 km2.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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