Thermaikos

Thermaikos (Greek: Θερμαϊκός) is a suburban municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. It consists of the municipal units Thermaikos, Epanomi and Michaniona. The municipal unit Thermaikos is subdivided into the communities Peraia, Neoi Epivates (Bahçe Çiflik) and Agia Triada. The municipality Thermaikos has an area of 133.41 km² and the municipal unit Thermaikos has an area of 20.300 km².[2] Thermaikos stretches for 10 km along the southeastern coast of the Thermaic Gulf. The seat of the municipality is in Peraia.[3]

Thermaikos Θερμαϊκός
Thermaikos Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°30′N 22°55′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Area
• Municipality	133.41 km^2 (51.51 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	20.30 km^2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	50,264
• Municipality density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	27,553
• Municipal unit density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality of Thermaikos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

• Epanomi
• Michaniona
• Thermaikos

References

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