Polichni

Polichni (Greek: Πολίχνη, literally Little town) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Pavlos Melas, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The population is 38,887 (2021 census), and it has a land area of 7.325 km².^[3]

Key Information

Polichni Πολίχνη
Municipal unit
View to Thessaloniki with Polichni in the foreground.
Location within the regional unit
Polichni
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°57′E / 40.667°N 22.950°E / 40.667; 22.950
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Pavlos Melas
Area
• Municipal unit	7.325 km2 (2.828 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	38,887
• Municipal unit density	5,309/km2 (13,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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The Polichni district includes the areas of:

Anthokipoi (Gardens)

Ano Polichni (Upper Polichni)

Meteora

Neromiloi (Water Mills)

St Panteleimon

The central square of Polichni is named after the Saint Panteleimon church.

1. ^ "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.
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.

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