Prochoma

Prochoma
Πρόχωμα
Prochoma

Coordinates: 40°47.9′N 22°40′E / 40.7983°N 22.667°ECoordinates: 40°47.9′N 22°40′E / 40.7983°N 22.667°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Municipality Chalkidona
Municipal unit Koufalia
Highest elevation 110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation 65 m (213 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 1,214
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 570 11
Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Prochoma (Greek: Πρόχωμα, ['pɾoxoma]) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Koufalia, of which it was a municipal district.[2][3] The 2011 census recorded 1,214 inhabitants in the village and 2,440 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Prochoma covers an area of 38.537 km2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Prochoma consists of three communities:[1]

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.[1]

History

The population of Prochoma consists of Greek refugees from Pontus.[4] The village was named Dogantzi until 1926 and it was inhabited by Muslim Turks and Bulgarian Exarchists.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Πρόχωμα (in Greek). Municipality of Chalkidona. Retrieved 29 March 2014.