Eleftherio-Kordelio
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| Eleftherio-Kordelio Ελευθέριο-Κορδελιό |
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  Eleftherio-Kordelio
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| Coordinates | 40°40′N 22°54′E / 40.667°N 22.9°ECoordinates: 40°40′N 22°54′E / 40.667°N 22.9°E |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Central Macedonia |
| Prefecture: | Thessaloniki |
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| - Population: | 21,630 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Eleftherio-Kordelio (Greek: Ελευθέριο-Κορδελιό) is a Borough of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1924 by Greek refugees from the town of Kordelio on the west coast of Asia Minor (now Turkey). Eleftherio-Kordelio covers an area of 3,75 km² with around 21.630 inhabitants as of 2001. It's the stronghold of the nationalist LAOS Party that reached 10.25% of the municipal votes in the 2004 European Elections. The culture of the municipality has been influenced by the Sarakatsani, a tribe of Greek nomads that lived in several rural parts of the southern Balkans, who came to Eleftherio-Kordelio in the 1960s.
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- ^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
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