Melissochori, Thessaloniki

Melissochori (Greek: Μελισσοχώρι), known before 1926 as Baldzha (Greek: Μπάλτζα), is a village and a community of the Oraiokastro municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mygdonia, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 3,309 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Melissochori covers an area of 37.561 km2.[3]

This article is about the village in the Thessaloniki regional unit. For the municipality in Attica, see Nea Filadelfeia.

Μελισσοχώρι
Μελισσοχώρι
Μελισσοχώρι is located in Greece
Μελισσοχώρι
Μελισσοχώρι
Coordinates: 40°46.1′N 22°55.7′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionμπλε
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityOraiokastro
Municipal unitMygdonia
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Community
[1]
 • Population3,309 (2011)
 • Area (km2)37.561
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 18
Area code(s)+30-2394-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationNAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
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