Thessaloniki Μητροπολιτική ενότητα Θεσσαλονίκης | |
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 Municipalities of Thessaloniki | |
 Thessaloniki within Greece | |
  Thessaloniki | |
| Coordinates:40°40′N23°10′E / 40.667°N 23.167°E /40.667; 23.167 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Seat | Thessaloniki |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,683 km2 (1,422 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,092,919 |
| • Density | 296.7/km2 (768.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 54x xx - 57x xx |
| Area code | 231, 2391-2397 |
| Vehicle registration | N |
| Website | pkm.gov.gr |
Thessaloniki (Greek:Μητροπολιτική ενότητα ΘεσσαλονίκηςMitropolitiki enotita Thessaloníkis,Metropolitan unit of Thessaloniki) is one of theregional units of Greece. It is part of theRegion ofCentral Macedonia and its capital is the city ofThessaloniki.
The regional unit stretches from theThermaic Gulf in the southwest to theStrymonic Gulf in the east. Two bodies of water are located in the north,Lake Koroneia in the heart of the regional unit andLake Volvi in the east. There are farmlands throughout the west and southwest, with fewer in the northeast, north and along theAxios River valley. Mountainous areas include theChortiatis in the west-central part, theVertiskos in the north and parts of the Kerdylio mountains in the northeast. The regional unit borders on theImathia regional unit to the southwest,Pella to the west,Kilkis to the north,Serres to the east andChalkidiki to the south.
Its climate includes hot Mediterranean summers and cool to mild winters in low-lying areas and plains. Winter weather is very common in areas 500m above sea level and into the mountains.
The area that was to become the Thessaloniki regional unit was annexed by Greece in 1912, during theFirst Balkan War. The area was struck byan earthquake in 1978, and by flooding due to rainfall in October 2006.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, was born inSalonica, the name for the city of Thessaloniki when it was part of the Ottoman Empire.
The Thessaloniki regional unit is subdivided into 14 municipalities. These are:[2]
(Number corresponds to the map in the infobox.)
The Thessaloniki Prefecture (Greek:Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης) was created when the area was annexed by Greece during theFirst Balkan War in 1913. At that time. its area was the largest prefecture in the country, covering about 7% of the total land. The prefectures ofPella andKilkis were split off in 1930 and 1937 respectively, and afterWorld War II in 1947,Imathia andPieria were additionally created from land belonging to the Thessaloniki Prefecture.
As a part of the2011 Kallikratis administrative reform, the prefecture was transformed into a regional unit within theCentral Macedonia region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganized, according to the table below.[2]
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
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| Ampelokipoi-Menemeni | Ampelokipoi | Ampelokipoi |
| Menemeni | ||
| Chalkidona | Chalkidona | Koufalia |
| Agios Athanasios | ||
| Koufalia | ||
| Delta | Axios | Sindos |
| Echedoros | ||
| Chalastra | ||
| Kalamaria | Kalamaria | Kalamaria |
| Kordelio-Evosmos | Eleftherio-Kordelio | Evosmos |
| Evosmos | ||
| Lagkadas | Lagkadas | Lagkadas |
| Assiros | ||
| Vertiskos | ||
| Kallindoia | ||
| Koroneia | ||
| Lachanas | ||
| Sochos | ||
| Neapoli-Sykies | Neapoli | Sykies |
| Agios Pavlos | ||
| Pefka | ||
| Sykies | ||
| Oraiokastro | Oraiokastro | Oraiokastro |
| Kallithea | ||
| Mygdonia | ||
| Pavlos Melas | Efkarpia | Stavroupoli |
| Polichni | ||
| Stavroupoli | ||
| Pylaia-Chortiatis | Panorama | Panorama |
| Pylaia | ||
| Chortiatis | ||
| Thermaikos | Thermaikos | Peraia |
| Epanomi | ||
| Michaniona | ||
| Thermi | Thermi | Thermi |
| Vasilika | ||
| Mikra | ||
| Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki |
| Triandria | ||
| Volvi | Rentina | Stavros |
| Agios Georgios | ||
| Apollonia | ||
| Arethousa | ||
| Egnatia | ||
| Madytos |
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status inGreece.
The regional unit of Thessaloniki is connected with the following roads and highways.
Until theA1/E75 motorway (constructed during the 1970s) and theA2/E90 motorway (constructed during the 1990s) were constructed,GR-1 andGR-2 were the main road links connecting the regional unit of Thessaloniki with other parts of the country.Furthermore, parts ofGR-67 (in the near future to form part of the A25) linkingChalkidiki, andGR-65 linkingKilkis, were converted into motorways during the 2000s.
Most of the stations are in the city (seeThessaloniki#Communications). Here are list of stations outside the city:
Administrative division of theCentral Macedonia Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofChalkidiki |  | |
| Regional unit ofImathia | ||
| Regional unit ofKilkis | ||
| Regional unit ofPella | ||
| Regional unit ofPieria | ||
| Regional unit ofSerres | ||
| Regional unit ofThessaloniki | ||
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