Thessaloniki urban area

The Thessaloniki urban area (Greek: Πολεοδομικό Συγκρότημα Θεσσαλονίκης) is the contiguous densely built-up urban area around the municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece, which is the second largest municipality by population in the country behind Athens. In the 2011 Greek census, the municipalities of the urban area had a combined population of 790,824 inhabitants, while their combined land area was 111.703 km².

Thessaloniki's urban and metropolitan areas as of 2011

The contiguous built-up area consists of six self-governing municipalities (Greek: Δήμοι) and the municipal unit (Greek: Δημοτική ενότητα) Pylaia, and forms the urban core of the Thessaloniki metropolitan area. This urban area is referred to as the "City of Thessaloniki", as there is no clear visual distinction or geographic barrier between the municipality of Thessaloniki and the other municipalities of the area. The largest of the municipalities, in terms of population is the municipality of Thessaloniki and is commonly called and referred to as the Kentro, meaning 'center' or 'downtown'.

Prior to the 2011 Kallikratis reform the Thessaloniki urban area consisted of 13 municipalities, which are now reduced to six self-governing municipalities (Greek: Δήμοι) and one municipal community (Greek: Δημοτική ενότητα).

Municipalities

The table below lists the municipalities of the Thessaloniki urban area prior to the Kallikratis reform, with population and area data from the Greek 2001 Census.

Municipality Municipal unit Population Area (km²)
2001 2011[1]
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 363,987 315,196 17.832
Triandria 11,289 9,986 1.475
Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Ampelokipoi 40,959 37,381 1.803
Menemeni 14,910 14,746 7.989
Kalamaria 87,255 91,279 6.401
Kordelio-Evosmos Eleftherio-Kordelio 21,630 27,067 3.431
Evosmos 52,624 74,686 9.927
Neapoli-Sykies Agios Pavlos 7,978 6,852 1.953
Neapoli 30,279 27,084 1.168
Pefka 6,434 13,052 1.800
Sykies 41,726 37,753 9.782
Pavlos Melas Nea Efkarpia 6,598 13,905 13.263
Polichni 36,146 39,332 7.325
Stavroupoli 41,653 46,008 3.175
Pylaia-Chortiatis Pylaia 22,744 34,625 24.379
Total 786,212 788,952 111.703

References

  1. Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός [Detailed census results 2011] (xls) (in Greek). Hellenic Statistics Authority. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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