Nea Moudania

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Moudania
Μουδανιά
Flag of Moudania
Seal of Moudania
Location
Nea Moudania (Greece)
Nea Moudania
Coordinates 40°14′N 23°17′E / 40.233, 23.283Coordinates: 40°14′N 23°17′E / 40.233, 23.283
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 20 m (66 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Central Macedonia
Prefecture: Chalkidiki
Mayor: Damianos Iordanides
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 17,032
 - Area:[2] 141.464 km² (55 sq mi)
 - Density: 120 /km² (312 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 632 00
Area: 23730
Auto: ΧΚ
Website
www.moudania.gr

Nea Moudania is the main town of the municipality of Moudania, with a population of 6,475 inhabitants (according to national statistics agency http://www.statistics.gr/StatMenu.asp) Halkidiki's most populous town. The town is located 60 km south of Thessaloniki and is considered to be the financial and commercial centre of the whole prefecture. It was built after 1922 by Asia Minor Greek refugees who gave the settlement the name of their previous city, (now Mudanya, Turkey) hence the word Nea, which means new in Greek. It is also called Moudania, but Moudania is the municipality's name and is the seat of this municipality. Nea Moudania is involved in major cultural and economical activities, since it hosts the only Technical Education Institute in Halkidiki and a harbour which serves as Thessaloniki's adjuvant.

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[edit] Sports

POM (Panathletic Association of Moudania) is the name of Moudania's sports club, which in football participates in the Forth Division Professional League, while the volleyball team, in the Greek National Second Division.


[edit] Other

Nea Moudania has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] Historical Population

Year Population Change Change (%) Municipal population
1981 4,142 - - -
1991 4,403 261 +6.30% 13,652
2001 6,475 2,072 +47% 17,032

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