Lagyna (Greek: Λαγυνά) is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Lagkadas, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 3,552 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Lagyna covers an area of 13.435 km2.[3]

Lagyna
Λαγυνά
Lagyna is located in Greece
Lagyna
Lagyna
Coordinates: 40°43.43′N 23°0.3′E / 40.72383°N 23.0050°E / 40.72383; 23.0050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityLagkadas
Municipal unitLagkadas
Area
 • Community13.435 km2 (5.187 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community3,552
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
572 00
Area code(s)+30-2394
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 700 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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.
  4. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 1. Written as "Лайна (Лъгиново)". (in Bulgarian)