Naousa, Imathia

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Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°4′E

Naousa (Νάουσα)
Coordinates	40°38′ N 22°4′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Central Macedonia
Prefecture	Imathia
Population	22,288 source (2001)
Elevation	363 m
Postal code	592 00
Area code	23320
Licence plate code	ΗΜ
Website	naoussa.gr

Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα) is a city in northern Greece. Population 22,288. The urban area sits off the road linking Veria and Skydra. The farmlands lie to the west, the forested and grovy area in the western part and the Vermio Mountains to the west. Peaches, and other fruits and crops are very famous in the low lying areas of the province. Naousa is agriculturally famous for its jam products which are sold under the Naoussa brand name. The flavors are peach and strawberry. In Turkish it is called Ağostos; in Slavic Негуш (Negush). Naoussa has a small Roma population

Contents 1 Other 2 Historical population 3 Sporting teams 4 See also

[edit] Other

Naousa has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a train station (Florina - Edessa - Veria), a sports centre, a post office, and squares (plateies).

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	19,430	-	-	-
1991	19,794	364/1.87%	22,637	-
2001	-	-	22,288	-349/-1,54%

[edit] Sporting teams

• [[Naoussa FC which played at First National Division of Greece for one year (season 1993-94 found in [1])]]

[edit] See also

• List of communities of Imathia

Municipalities of the Imathia Prefecture
Alexandreia • Anthemia • Antigonides • Apostolos Pavlos • Dovras • Eirinoupoli • Makedonida • Meliki • Naousa • Platy • Vergina • Veroia