Triandria

Triandria Τριανδρία
The church of Agios Spyridonas
Location
Triandria
Coordinates	40°37′N 22°58′E
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Central Macedonia
Regional unit:	Thessaloniki
Municipality:	Thessaloniki
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
- Population:	11,289
- Area:	1.475 km2 (1 sq mi)
- Density:	7,654 /km2 (19,823 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	70 m (230 ft)
Postal:	553 37
Telephone:	2310
Auto:	Ν
Website
www.triandria.gr

Triandria (Greek: Τριανδρία) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thessaloniki, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located east of Thessaloniki's city centre at an elevation of 70m. It is bounded by the Kaftanzoglio Stadium on the south-west, the districts of Saranta Ekklisies at north-west and of Ano Toumpa at east. Triandria is accessed by the Thessaloniki ring road motorway from (Interchange K8) from its west and the Toumpa Interchange (Interchange K8) to the east. The suburb (borough) is named after the World War I-era "Triumvirate of National Defence" (in Greek: Τριανδρία της Εθνικής Αμύνης), comprising the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, together with Admiral Pavlos Koundouriotis and General Panagiotis Danglis.

Other

Triandria has four elementary schools, two gymnasiums, a lyceum (highschools), basketball grounds and a soccer field both home to local team Achilleas Triandrias. There is also a church of Agios Spyridonas, the biggest in honor of the Saint outside the island of Corfu where he is considered a patron saint.

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	11,822
2001	11,289

External links

• Official website (Greek)
• DriveMe - Triandria
• Maporama

See also

• Communities of Thessaloniki