Municipality of Thessaloniki Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης | |
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  Municipality of Thessaloniki | |
| Coordinates:40°38′N22°57′E / 40.633°N 22.950°E /40.633; 22.950 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region |  Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stelios Angeloudis[1] (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 19.307 km2 (7.454 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 319,045 |
| • Density | 16,525/km2 (42,799/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.thessaloniki.gr/ |
TheMunicipality of Thessaloniki (Greek:Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης,Dímos Thessaloníkis) is the second largest municipality by population inGreece after theMunicipality of Athens. According to the2021 Greek census, it has a population of 319,045 inhabitants.[2] The municipality includes the historical center (including the majority of the city's monuments[3]) and about one third of theThessaloniki Urban Area.
The Municipality of Thessaloniki was founded in 1869, one year after the foundation of theMunicipality of Istanbul.[4] The first mayor of the city was theOttoman Suleiman Sundi.[5] Another notable mayor of the Ottoman era wasAhmed Hamdi Bey Galizade (1893–1895, 1901–1907, 1907–1908) while the last Muslim mayor wasOsman Sait Bey (1912–1916, 1920–1922), who remained in office until theGreek–Turkish population exchange.[6] The firstGreek mayor of Thessaloniki wasKonstantinos Angelakis (1916–1920), while the current mayor of the city isStelios Angeloudis who assumed office on 1 January 2024.
The Municipality is divided in six municipal districts;First which includes the historical centre of the city, theThessaloniki International Fair's, theUniversity's regions etc.,Second which includes suburbs such as Vardari andXirokrini,Third (Eptapyrgio and Ano Poli)Fourth (Toumba),Fifth (Nea Elvetia, Charilaou, Analipsi etc.) and the former municipality ofTriandria.
The Municipality of Thessaloniki owns the management of several culture sites. TheMunicipal Art Gallery, the Municipal TheatreAneton, the History Center of Thessaloniki (el),Vafopouleion (el), the Culture Centre of Western Thessaloniki,Alaca Imaret,Yeni Cami, Villa Petridi and also several local libraries are under the administration of the municipality.[7][8]
Other culture foundations within the municipality are theArchaeological Museum, theArt Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies, theJewish Museum, theMuseum of Photography, theMuseum of Byzantine Culture etc.
Municipality of Thessaloniki owns one television channel (TV 100) and three radio stations (FM 100, FM 100,6 and FM 101).
The Municipality of Thessaloniki includes within its borders the majority of city's ancient, Byzantine, Ottoman and modern landmarks and monuments. Some of them are theArch of Galerius and Rotunda, theByzantine Bath of the Upper Town, theBasilica of St Demetrios, theWhite Tower of Thessaloniki,Villa Bianca,Ladadika, theAlaca Imaret Mosque, theOTE Tower etc.
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