Pella (municipality) explained

Pella
Name Local:Πέλλα
Type:municipality
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Pella
Pop Municipality:57039
Area Municipality:669.2
Pop Municunit:5661
Area Municunit:113.8
Pop Community:2050
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:36
Coordinates:40.7833°N 46°W
Postal Code:580 05
Area Code:23820
Licence:ΕΕ
Caption Skyline:Statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and carrying a winged statue of Nike (Alexander the Great Square).
Mayor:Efstathios Fountoukidis[1]
Since:2023

Pella (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit.[2] On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.

Municipality

The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 669.220 km2, the municipal unit 113.819 km2.[3] The municipality has a population of 57,093 (2021 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is Giannitsa (population 30,498 at the 2021 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi (pop. 4,374), Mylotopos (pop. 1,831), Pella (town) (pop. 2,050), Galatades (pop. 1,628), Karyotissa (pop. 1,605), Aravissos (pop. 1,170) and Ampeleíai (pop. 1,003).

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Notes and References

  1. https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9044/ Municipality of Pella, Municipal elections – October 2023
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.