Nea Santa Explained

Nea Santa
Name Local:Νέα Σάντα
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Kilkis
Municipality:Kilkis
Population:1582
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:100
Coordinates:40.8333°N 77°W
Postal Code:611 00
Area Code:23410
Licence:NI, ΚΙ*
Website:www.neasanta.gr
Elevation Min:23
Elevation Max:534

Nea Santa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νέα Σάντα, old name Volovot until 1926), is a small town in Kilkis regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. The community Nea Santa (pop. 1,582 in 2021) consists of the villages Nea Santa and Panteleimon. Nea Santa is south of the city of Kilkis in the Kilkis municipality.

The town was re-settled by Greek refugees from the Pontus in the 1920s, and was named after the Santa region of the Pontus (now Dumanlı).

Nea Santa is close to a small industrial area providing home to few companies in the areas of textiles, plastics, processed food and industrial machinery.

The 71st Airmobile Brigade "Pontos" is also located there.