Amphipolis (municipality) explained

Amfipoli
Name Local:Αμφίπολη
Type:municipality
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Serres
Pop Municipality:7186
Area Municipality:411.7
Pop Municunit:2170
Area Municunit:152.1
Pop Community:163
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:40.8183°N 23.84°W
Licence:ΕΡ
Mayor:Stergios Frastanlis[1]
Since:2019
Caption Skyline:Amfipolis municipality

Amphipolis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: italic=yes|Αμφίπολη, Amfípoli) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit of Greece. The municipality is named after the ancient city of the same name. The seat of the municipality is Rodolivos.[2]

Municipality

The municipality Amfipoli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 411.773 km2, the municipal unit 152.088 km2.[3] The municipal unit Amfipoli consists of the communities Amfipoli, Mesolakkia, Nea Kerdylia and Palaiokomi.[2]

References

  1. https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9049/ Municipality of Amfipoli, Municipal elections – October 2023
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .