Pydna
Pydna
Πύδνα | |
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  Pydna Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates:40°22′N22°35′E/ 40.367°N 22.583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Pydna-Kolindros |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 105.59 km2(40.77 sq mi) |
| • Community | 41.334 km2(15.959 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,591 |
| • Municipal unit density | 25/km2(64/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,085 |
| • Community density | 26/km2(68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
| Postal code | 600 64 |
| Area code(s) | 23510 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Pydna(/ˈpɪdnə/;Greek:Πύδνα,Pýdna) is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part ofPieria regional unit,Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalityPydna-Kolindros,of which it is a municipal unit.[2]The municipal unit has an area of 105.059 km2,the community 41.334 km2.[3]Pydna is situated in fertile land close to theThermaic Gulfcoast. The main village of the former municipality isKitros.It lies 6 km north ofKorinos,8 km south ofMethoniand 13 km northeast ofKaterini.Motorway 1and thePiraeus–Platy railway(nearest station at Korinos) pass east of the village.
Population[edit]
| Year | Community | Municipal unit |
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| 1981 | 1,882 | - |
| 1991 | 1,789 | 4,678 |
| 2001 | - | 4,012 |
| 2011[4] | 1,206 | 3,258 |
| 2021[1] | 1,085 | 2,591 |
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References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ab"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 B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"(in Greek).Government Gazette.
- ^"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"(PDF)(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός"(in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Bibliography[edit]
- Danoff, R. (1965), "Pydna",RE(in German), vol. Suppl. X, pp. 833–842.
- Heuzey, Léon;et al. (1876),Mission Archéologique de Macédoine(in French), Paris, pp. 239–266
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