Oraiokastro

Oraiokastro Ωραιόκαστρο
Oraiokastro
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°55′E / 40.733°N 22.917°E / 40.733; 22.917Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°55′E / 40.733°N 22.917°E / 40.733; 22.917
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Area
• Municipality	217.8 km2 (84.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	38,317
• Municipality density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	21,716
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Oraiokastro (Greek: Ωραιόκαστρο) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece and a suburb of Thessaloniki.

Municipality

The municipality Oraiokastro was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Kallithea
• Mygdonia
• Oraiokastro

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region Area 18,811 km2 (7,263 sq mi) Population 1,882,108 (as of 2011) Municipalities 38 (since 2011) Capital Thessaloniki Regional unit of Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra Nea Propontida Polygyros Sithonia Regional unit of Imathia Alexandreia Naousa Veroia Regional unit of Kilkis Kilkis Paionia Regional unit of Pella Almopia Edessa Pella Skydra Regional unit of Pieria Dio-Olympos Katerini Pydna-Kolindros Regional unit of Serres Amfipoli Emmanouil Pappas Irakleia Nea Zichni Serres Sintiki Visaltia Regional unit of Thessaloniki Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Chalkidona Delta Kalamaria Kordelio-Evosmos Langadas Neapoli-Sykies Oraiokastro Pavlos Melas Pylaia-Chortiatis Thermaikos Thermi Thessaloniki Volvi Regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas (since 2013, elected 2014) Decentralized Administration Macedonia and Thrace