Kallikrateia (Greek: Καλλικράτεια) is a municipal unit in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Nea Propontida, before which it was a municipality with its seat in the town Nea Kallikrateia.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 108.894 km2.[3] According to the census of 2021, the municipal unit has a population of 10,144 people while the town itself has 6,128 inhabitants, third largest in Chalkidiki.

Kallikrateia
Καλλικράτεια
View of Nea Kallikrateia
View of Nea Kallikrateia
Kallikrateia is located in Greece
Kallikrateia
Kallikrateia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°19′N 23°04′E / 40.317°N 23.067°E / 40.317; 23.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitChalkidiki
MunicipalityNea Propontida
Area
 • Municipal unit108.9 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
10,144
 • Municipal unit density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Community
6,128
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
63080
Area code(s)2399
Vehicle registrationΧΚ
Websitehttp://www.kallikrateia.gr

History edit

Nea Kallikrateia was established after the refugee crisis in 1922, mainly by the residents who came from Kallikrateia (today Mimarsinan, a neighbourhood of Büyükçekmece) in Eastern Thrace and set up in the area, where the metochi of the Xenophontos Monastery of Mount Athos existed and it was called “Stomion”. Many testimonies report that it was inhabited by the prehistoric years; however, they are not confirmed. Further, Christian refugees from Silata (today Sille, Konya) established the village of Nea Silata.[citation needed]

Subdivisions edit

The municipal unit of Kallikrateia consists of the communities of Agios Pavlos, Lakkoma, Nea Gonia, Nea Kallikrateia and Nea Silata.

References edit

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  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.

External links edit

Kallikrateia.gr, a news portal based in Nea Kallikrateia: [1] (in Greek)