Agios Mamas, Chalkidiki
Agios Mamas
Άγιος Μάμας | |
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![]() Agios Mamas Church | |
Coordinates: 40°15′N 23°21′E / 40.250°N 23.350°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Chalkidiki |
Municipality | Nea Propontida |
Municipal unit | Moudania |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,093 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 632 00 |
Area code(s) | +30 23730 |
Vehicle registration | ΧΚ |
Agios Mamas (Greek: ΄Αγιος Μάμας [ˈaʝios ˈmamas]) is a village in the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Moudania, within the Municipality of Nea Propontida.
Location
[edit]It is located on the gulf of Torone, 3 km from the beach (Papa Aloni), between the two fingers (smaller peninsulas) of Kassandra and Sithonia, 68 km southeast of Thessaloniki and 9 km east of Nea Moudania.
Economy
[edit]It is famous for its trade fair in the first days of September commemorating its patron saint Saint Mamas on 2 September.
The inhabitants are involved in olive farming for green table olives and olive oil as the rest of the villages of the area Olynthus, Kalyves Polygyrou and Yerakini.
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Its seaside is the continuation of Kalyves Polygyrou's with a very long sandy beach, after the river Olynthios delta, including Papa Aloni beach and Portes before Nea Potidea.
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Agios_Mamas_beach%2C_May_2015.jpg/550px-Agios_Mamas_beach%2C_May_2015.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
External links
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Agios Mamas travel guide from Wikivoyage