Volvi (municipality) explained

Volvi
Name Local:	Βόλβη
Type:	municipality
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Thessaloniki
Pop Municipality:	19755
Area Municipality:	783.01
Population As Of:	2021
Coordinates:	40.6667°N 60°W

Volvi (el|Βόλβη, Vólvi) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros.^[1] The municipality has an area of 783.014 km².^[2] It was named after Lake Volvi.

Municipality

The municipality Volvi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[1]

• Agios Georgios
• Apollonia
• Arethousa
• Egnatia
• Madytos
• Rentina

References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.