Volvi (municipality)

Volvi Βόλβη
Location
Volvi
Coordinates	40°40′N 23°37′E / 40.667°N 23.617°E / 40.667; 23.617Coordinates: 40°40′N 23°37′E / 40.667°N 23.617°E / 40.667; 23.617
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	Central Macedonia
Regional unit:	Thessaloniki
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipality
- Population:	23,478
- Area:	782.7 km2 (302 sq mi)
- Density:	30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Volvi (Greek: Βόλβη) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros.^[2] It was named after Lake Volvi.

Municipality

The municipality Volvi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Agios Georgios
• Apollonia
• Arethousa
• Egnatia
• Madytos
• Rentina

References

1. ↑ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

v t e Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region Area 18,811 km² Population 1,880,058 (2011) Capital Thessaloniki Regional unit of Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra Nea Propontida Polygyros Sithonia Regional unit of Imathia Alexandreia Naousa Veroia Regional unit of Kilkis Kilkis Paionia Regional unit of Pella Almopia Edessa Pella Skydra Regional unit of Pieria Dio-Olympos Katerini Pydna-Kolindros Regional unit of Serres Amfipoli Emmanouil Pappas Irakleia Nea Zichni Serres Sintiki Visaltia Regional unit of Thessaloniki Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Chalkidona Delta Kalamaria Kordelio-Evosmos Langadas Neapoli-Sykies Oraiokastro Pavlos Melas Pylaia-Chortiatis Thermaikos Thermi Thessaloniki Volvi Regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas (el) Website www.pkm.gov.gr