Apollonia, Thessaloniki

Apollonia is an ancient town (former Apollonia in Mygdonia) and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is located along the historical Via Egnatia in Macedonia, about midway between Thessaloniki and Amphipolis. The municipal unit Apollonia had 3,876 inhabitants in 2011. The municipal unit has an area of 168.393 km2.[3]

Apollonia

Απολλωνία
Apollonia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°38′N 23°29′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityVolvi
  Municipal unit168.393 km2 (65.017 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
3,876
  Municipal unit density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.


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