Arethousa Explained

Arethousa
Name Local:	Αρέθουσα
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Thessaloniki
Pop Municunit:	2238
Area Municunit:	214.929
Pop Community:	636
Area Community:	57.021
Population As Of:	2021
Elevation:	374
Coordinates:	40.7433°N 58.4°W
Postal Code:	570 02
Area Code:	+30-2395
Licence:	NA to NX

Arethousa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρέθουσα) is a village and a community and a municipal unit of the Volvi municipality.^[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipal unit of Arethousa was an independent municipality.^[1] The 2021 census recorded 636 inhabitants in the community and 2,238 inhabitants in the municipal unit. The community of Arethousa covers an area of 57.021 km² while the respective municipal unit 214.929 km².^[2]

Administrative division

The community of Arethousa consists of two separate settlements:

• Arethousa (population 564 as of 2021)
• Lefkouda (population 72)

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .