Summary
Gallikos (Greek: Γαλλικός) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 149.054 km2.[3] Population 6,343 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in the village of Kampanis.
Gallikos
Γαλλικός | |
|---|---|
  Gallikos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 22°53′E / 40.867°N 22.883°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Kilkis |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 149.1 km2 (57.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,906 |
| • Municipal unit density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| • Community | 794 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 611 00 |
| Area code(s) | 23410 |
| Vehicle registration | NI, ΚΙ* |
| Website | gallikos.gr |
The municipality Gallikos was created after 13 small villages in the area south of the city of Kilkis merged in the late 1990s when the Greek government implemented its Kapodistrias[4] project to fuse - and thus limit the number of - local authorities in the country.
Subdivisions edit
The following villages are part of the municipal unit:
| Community | Village | Population (2021)[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysopetra | Chrysopetra | 57 |
| Fanari | 48 | |
| Laodikino | 135 | |
| Peristeri | 115 | |
| Pyrgotos | 112 | |
| Gallikos | Gallikos | 794 |
| Kampanis | Kampanis | 977 |
| Mylos | 22 | |
| Mandres | Mandres | 385 |
| Nea Santa | Nea Santa | 1,235 |
| Panteleimon | 347 | |
| Pedino | Pedino | 655 |
| Perinthos | 24 |
Transport edit
The village is served by Gallikos railway station on the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Το Πρόγραμμα "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"". www.ypes.gr. Archived from the original on 2000-03-01.
- ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".