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Pella (regional unit)

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Coordinates:40°55′N22°05′E / 40.917°N 22.083°E /40.917; 22.083

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Regional unit in Greece

Pella Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Pella
Pella within Greece
Pella
Coordinates:40°55′N22°05′E / 40.917°N 22.083°E /40.917; 22.083
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Seat	Edessa
Largest town	Giannitsa,Pella (municipality)
Area
• Total	2,506 km² (968 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	126,740
• Density	50.57/km² (131.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	58x xx
Area code	238x0
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ
Website	www.pella.gr

Pella (Greek:Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας) is one of theregional units of Greece, in the geographicregion ofMacedonia. It is part of theRegion ofCentral Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city ofPella, the capital ofancient Macedonia and the birthplace ofAlexander the Great.^[2] The capital of Pella isEdessa with a population of 19,036 inhabitants according to the census of 2021, while the largest town isGiannitsa. Other towns includeAridaia,Skydra,Arnissa,Exaplatanos andKrya Vrysi.

Administration

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According to the2011 census the population of the regional unit of Pella was 139,680.^[3] It is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are:^[3]

Almopia (2)
Edessa (1)
Pella (3)
Skydra (4)

Prefecture

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Statue ofAlexander the Great inPella (municipality).

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit of Pella was created out of the formerprefecture Pella (Greek:Νομός Πέλλας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.^[3]

New municipality	Old municipalities	Seat
Almopia	Aridaia	Aridaia
Almopia	Exaplatanos	Aridaia
Edessa	Edessa	Edessa
Edessa	Vegoritida	Edessa
Pella	Pella	Giannitsa
	Giannitsa
	Krya Vrysi
	Kyrros
	Megas Alexandros
Skydra	Skydra	Skydra
Skydra	Meniida	Skydra

Provinces

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The former prefecture of Pella was subdivided into the followingprovinces:^[4]

Provinces of Pella Prefecture	Seat (if different)
Province ofAlmopia	Aridaia
Province ofEdessa
Province ofGiannitsa

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status inGreece.

Geography

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The regional unit covers an area of 2,505.8 square kilometres (967+1⁄2 sq mi), the majority of which is covered by arable land, forests and pastures. Mountainous areas surrounding Pella are theVoras Mountains (withKaimaktsalan reaching a height of 2,524 m),Mount Vermion (2,027 m),Mount Paiko (1,458 m),Mount Tzenna (2,182 m) andMount Pinovo (2,154 m). The main plains are Pozar in the north and the vast plain ofGiannitsà in the southeastern part. Other natural features of the area include LakesVegoritida and Agra, and RiversLoudias and Edessian. Pella's southernmost portion is flat and in ancient times, it was a gulf connected to theAegean Sea. The elevation in the south does not exceed about 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) above sea level. Pella has surface and groundwater resources. There are a number of archaeological sites in the area.

Pella borders the regional units ofKilkis to the northeast,Thessaloniki to the east,Imathia to the south,Kozani to the southwest, by Lake Vegoritida to the southwest, and byFlorina to the west. To the north, it is bounded by the national border between Greece andNorth Macedonia.

History

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In antiquity, the area around the modern Pella regional unit was part of the ancient GreekKingdom of Macedon. It later became part of theRoman Empire and later theByzantine and theOttoman Empires. Following approximately 500 years of Ottoman rule, it rejoinedGreece in 1913, following theBalkan Wars.

Tourism

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AncientPella andArchaeological Museum of Pella: The capital of ancient Macedonia and birthplace of Alexander the Great. A number of archaeological findings are housed in the Palace and the New Museum.^[5]
Loudias River
Waterfalls in the city ofEdessa^[6]
Pozar thermal baths: The hot springs are located in a mountainous area (altitude 360–390 m) and occupy an area of 30 hectares (75 acres). Five spa gush along the warm river, which continues to flow in the basin of Almopia.
Kaimakchalan ski resort: Mount Kaimakchalan or Vorras is the third largest in height mount in Greece (altitude 2,524 m). There is a ski area with 16 ski slopes. At the foot of the mountain there is the village of Agios Athanasios.
Giannitsa Ottoman monuments: At the city of Giannitsa there are a lot of buildings from the Ottoman period like the Clock Tower, Mausoleum and baths of Gazi Evrenos, House of Emin Bey, The Baths and the mausoleum of Ahmet Bey, Mosque of Sheikh Ilachi, Mosque of Iskender Bey.^[7]

Agriculture

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The southern part of the regional unit has a number oforchards. While agriculture once represented its main industry, today, manufacturing, services and other businesses dominate about 70% of its industry.

Transport

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GR-1 (old highway), SE
GR-2/E90, W, SW, Cen., E, SE
Edessa - Verroia road, S
Thessaloniki-Giannitsa-Edessa

References

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^"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.
^Law, Gwillim (1999).Administrative subdivisions of countries: a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 152.ISBN 978-0-7864-0729-3.
^^a ^b ^c"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek).Government Gazette.
^"Detailed census results 1991"(PDF). (39 MB)(in Greek and French)
^"Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πέλλας | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πέλλας - Πέλλα" (in Greek). Pella-museum.gr. 2022-03-31. Retrieved2022-04-14.
^"Edessa waterfalls - European waterfalls".
^"Giannitsa Clock Tower".

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v t e Administrative division of theCentral Macedonia Region
Area 18,811 km² (7,263 sq mi) Population 1,882,108 (as of 2011) Municipalities 38 (since2011) Capital Thessaloniki
Regional unit ofChalkidiki	Aristotelis Kassandra Nea Propontida Polygyros Sithonia
Regional unit ofImathia	Alexandreia Naousa Veria
Regional unit ofKilkis	Kilkis Paionia
Regional unit ofPella	Almopia Edessa Pella Skydra
Regional unit ofPieria	Dion-Olympos Katerini Pydna-Kolindros
Regional unit ofSerres	Amfipoli Emmanouil Pappas Irakleia Nea Zichni Serres Sintiki Visaltia
Regional unit ofThessaloniki	Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Chalkidona Delta Kalamaria Kordelio-Evosmos Lagkadas Neapoli-Sykies Oraiokastro Pavlos Melas Pylaia-Chortiatis Thermaikos Thermi Thessaloniki Volvi
Regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas (since 2013, elected2014 &2019) Decentralized Administration Macedonia and Thrace

Prefectures of Greece

By name

By year established

1800s	1833 Achaea and Elis Aetolia-Acarnania Arcadia Argolis and Corinthia Attica and Boeotia Cyclades Euboea Laconia Messenia Phocis and Locris 1845 Phthiotis and Phocis 1864 Corfu Kefallinia Lefkada Zakynthos 1882 Arta Larissa Trikala 1899 Achaea Argolis Attica^c Boeotia Corinthia Elis Evrytania Karditsa Lacedaemon Lakoniki Magnesia Phocis Phthiotis Trifylia
1900s	1912 Chania Heraklion Lasithi Rethymno Sfakia 1914 Thessaloniki 1915 Argyrokastron^b Chalkidiki Chios Drama^d Florina Ioannina Kavala^d Korytsa^b Kozani Lesbos Preveza Samos Serres 1920 Adrianople^a Evros^d Kallipolis^a Rhaedestos^a Rhodope^d Saranta Ekklisies^a 1930–1944 Pella Kilkis Thesprotia Kastoria Xanthi^d 1947 Dodecanese Imathia Pieria 1964 Grevena Piraeus

^a InEastern Thrace or^bNorthern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
^c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units:Athens,East Attica,Piraeus andWest Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a singlesuper-prefecture.
^d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.