Arnaia Explained

Arnaia
Name Local:	Αρναία
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Chalkidiki
Pop Municunit:	5564
Pop Community:	2159
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	288.739
Elevation:	600
Coordinates:	40.4833°N 59°W
Postal Code:	631 00
Area Code:	23710
Licence:	ΧΚ
Caption Skyline:	Street in Arnaia

Arnaia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρναία, before 1928: Λιαρίγκοβη - Liarigkovi, or Lerigovo^[1]) is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aristotelis, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 288.739 km².^[3] Population 5,564 (2021). The History and Folklore Museum of Arnaia is located in the town.

Subdivisions

Subdivisions of the municipal unit (population in 2011 between square brackets):

• Arnaia [2,159 ]
• Varvara [539 ]
• Neochori [696 ]
• Palaiochori [1,262 ]
• Stanos [908 ]

Notes and References

1. http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/171327 Name changes of settlements in Greece
2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. 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 .