Melissochori, Thessaloniki Explained

Μελισσοχώρι
Name Local:Μελισσοχώρι
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Thessaloniki
Municipality:Oraiokastro
Municunit:Mygdonia
Population:3437
Area:37.561
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:40.7683°N 77.7°W
Postal Code:570 18
Area Code:+30-2394
Licence:NA to NX
Elevation:220

Melissochori (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μελισσοχώρι), known before 1926 as Baldzha (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μπάλτζα), is a village and a community of the Oraiokastro municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mygdonia, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 3,437 inhabitants in the village. The community of Melissochori covers an area of 37.561 km2.[2]

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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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 21 September 2015 .