Paionia (municipality)

Paionia
Παιονία
Paionia

Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°34′E / 41.000°N 22.567°ECoordinates: 41°00′N 22°34′E / 41.000°N 22.567°E
Country Greece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Kilkis
Area
 • Municipality 923.7 km2 (356.6 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 28,493
 • Municipality density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Paionia (Greek: Παιονία) is a municipality in the Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Polykastro.[2] The municipality is named after the ancient region of Paeonia.

Municipality

The municipality Paionia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Province

The province of Paionia (Greek: Επαρχία Παιονίας) was one of the provinces of the Kilkis Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Paionia, except the municipal unit Polykastro.[3] It was abolished in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ Detailed census results 1991 PDF (39 MB) (Greek) (French)