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]