Agios Mamas, Chalkidiki
| Agios Mamas Άγιος Μάμας | |
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  Agios Mamas | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′N 23°21′E / 40.250°N 23.350°ECoordinates: 40°15′N 23°21′E / 40.250°N 23.350°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Chalkidiki |
| Municipality | Nea Propontida |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 36,500 (of Nea Propontida) |
| • Municipal unit | 19,067 (of Moudania) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 632 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30 23730 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΚ |
| Website | http://www.interalex.net/search?q=agios+mamas |
Agios Mamas (Greek: ΄Αγιος Μάμας [ˈaʝios ˈmamas]) is a village in the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is located on the gulf of Torone, 2 km from the beach (Papa Aloni), between the two fingers (smaller peninsulas) of Kasssandra and Sithonia, 68 km southeast of Thessaloniki and 9 km east of Nea Moudania. It belongs to the Municipality of Nea Propontida and in particular to the municipal unit of Moudania.
It is famous for its trade fair in the first days of September commemorating its patron saint Saint Mamas on 2nd, September.
The inhabitants are involved in olive farming for green table olives and olive oil as the rest of the villages of the area Olynthus, Kalyves Polygyrou and Yerakini.
Its seaside is the continuation of Kalyves Polygyrou's with a very long sandy beach, after the river Olynthios delta, including Papa Aloni beach and Portes before Nea Potidea.
References
- ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).