Volvi (municipality)

Volvi (Greek: Βόλβη, Vólvi) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros.[2] The municipality has an area of 783.014 km2.[3] It was named after Lake Volvi.

Volvi

Βόλβη
Volvi
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°40′N 23°37′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
Area
  Municipality783.01 km2 (302.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
23,478
  Municipality density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality Volvi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

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.


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