Oraiokastro
Oraiokastro
Ωραιόκαστρο | |
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  Oraiokastro Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°55′E / 40.733°N 22.917°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 217.86 km2 (84.12 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 21.855 km2 (8.438 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 40,004 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 23,626 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Oraiokastro (Greek: Ωραιόκαστρο, also Oreokastro) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece, and a suburb of Thessaloniki.
Municipality
[edit]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]
The municipality has an area of 217.855 km2 and the municipal unit Oreokastro which is located 11 km north of Thessaloniki. has an area of 21.855 km2.[3] The municipality has a population of 40,004 inhabitants according to the October 2021 census.[4]
Religious buildings
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The Temple of the Hellenic Gods (Ελληνων Ναος), a Hellenic temple, is located in Oraiokastro, Central Macedonia.[5]
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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "Dímos Oraiokástrou (Municipality, Greece) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location" (PDF) (in Greek). p. 14.
- ^ Γιώργος Λαμπίρης/Giórgos Lampíris. "Μύθοι και αλήθειες για την ελληνική Ομάδα Ε (Myths and Truths about the Greek Group E)". newsbeast.gr, 1 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017
Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Chalkidiki |  | |
| Regional unit of Imathia | ||
| Regional unit of Kilkis | ||
| Regional unit of Pella | ||
| Regional unit of Pieria | ||
| Regional unit of Serres | ||
| Regional unit of Thessaloniki | ||
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