Apollonia, Thessaloniki

Apollonia Απολλωνία
Apollonia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°38′N 23°29′E / 40.633°N 23.483°E / 40.633; 23.483Coordinates: 40°38′N 23°29′E / 40.633°N 23.483°E / 40.633; 23.483
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Volvi
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,137
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Apollonia is an ancient town (former Apollonia in Mygdonia) and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is located along the historical Via Egnatia in Macedonia, about midway between Thessaloniki and Amphipolis. The municipal unit Apollonia had 4,137 inhabitants in 2001.

References

1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003. 
2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)