| Thessaloniki Περιφερειακή ενότητα Θεσσαλονίκης |
|
|---|---|
| — Regional unit — | |
| Municipalities of Thessaloniki | |
| Thessaloniki within Greece | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Central Macedonia |
| Capital | Thessaloniki |
| Government | |
| • Vice Governor | Apostolos Tzitzikostas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,683 km2 (1,422 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,099,598 |
| • Density | 298.6/km2 (773.3/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 54x xx - 57x xx |
| Area codes | 231, 2391-2397 |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-54 |
| Car plates | NH |
| Website | www.nath.gr |
Thessaloniki (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Θεσσαλονίκης) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. It is the second most populous regional unit in Greece, behind Central Athens.
Contents |
The prefecture stretches from the Thermaic Gulf to the Strymon Gulf. The Thermaic Gulf is to the southwest while the Strymon Gulf is in the east. Two bodies of water stretch to the north, Lake Koronia in the heart of the prefecture and Lake Volvi to the east. There are farmlands in the western and the southwestern part and also a few in the northeast, the north and along the Axios valley. The mountains include the Chortiatis to the westcentral part, the Vertiskos to the north and parts of the Kerdylio mountains to the northeast. The regional unit borders on the Imathia regional unit to the southwest, Pella to the west, Kilkis to the north, Serres to the east and Chalkidiki to the south.
Its climate includes hot Mediterranean summers and cool to mild winters in low lying areas and its plains. Winter weather is very common in areas 500 m above sea level and into the mountains.
The area of the Thessaloniki regional unit joined the rest of Greece during the First Balkan War in 1913. The area was struck by an earthquake in the 1970s, and by flooding due to rainfall in October 2006.
The Thessaloniki regional unit is subdivided into 14 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]
The Thessaloniki Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης) was created when the area joined with the rest of Greece during the First Balkan War in 1913. Its area then was the largest in the country covering about 7% of all of Greece. The prefectures of Pella and Kilkis were split off in 1930 and 1937 respectively, and after World War II in 1947, Imathia and Pieria.
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was transformed into a regional unit within the Central Macedonia region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[1]
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 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 in Greece.
The area is connected by the following roads and highways.
Several superhighways and highways were added including the GR-1 and the new Via Egnatia link with Thessaloniki and the superhighway in 1973, the Thessaloniki Ring and the Diagonal Road (GR-67, partly GR-18) and the partial section of the GR-65 in the 1970s and the 1980s and lately the Via Egnatia superhighway between 1997 and 2005 and currently, the GR-12 will be converted to a superhighway standard in the late-2000s and the early-2010s.
Most of the stations are in the city (see Thessaloniki#Communications). Here are list of stations outside the city:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||