Aiginio

This article is about "Aiginio" in Central Macedonia. For the ancient Greek settlement in Thessaly, see Aiginion.
Aiginio
Αιγίνιο
Aiginio

Coordinates: 40°30′N 22°32′E / 40.500°N 22.533°ECoordinates: 40°30′N 22°32′E / 40.500°N 22.533°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pieria
Municipality Pydna-Kolindros
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit 4,869
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 602 00
Area code(s) 23530
Vehicle registration KN

Aiginio (Greek: Αιγίνιο, Αιγίνιον) is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The population of the municipal unit was 4,869 people and the population the community was 4,345 people as of 2011.[1]

Municipal unit

The municipal unit of Aiginio consists of the settlements of Aiginio (population 4,153), Megali Gefyra (population 192) and Katachas (population 524).[1] Aiginio and Megali Gefyra constitute the community of Aiginio while Katachas is the other community of the municipal unit.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)