Pavlos Melas (municipality)

Pavlos Melas
Παύλος Μελάς
Pavlos Melas

Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°56′E / 40.667°N 22.933°ECoordinates: 40°40′N 22°56′E / 40.667°N 22.933°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Area
  Municipality 24.92 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipality 99,245
  Municipality density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website

Pavlos Melas (Greek: Παύλος Μελάς) is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. It was named after the Greek hero of the Macedonian Struggle, Pavlos Melas. The seat of the municipality is in Stavroupoli.[2] The mayor of Pavlos Melas is Diamantis Papadopoulos, supported by Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

Municipality

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

References

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