The
Thessaloniki Urban Area consists of fourteen
municipalitiesThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. Within these peripheries are 54 second-level areas called prefectures...
. It is the urban core of the
Thessaloniki Metropolitan AreaThe Thessaloniki metropolitan area, has traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings. However, since the mid to late 1990s, the area has succumbed to urban sprawl. What used to be agrarian communities are rapidly urbanizing and being developed into...
. The urban area is sometimes referred to as the city of Thessaloniki, as there is no clear visual distinction or geographic barrier between the municipality of Thessaloniki and the other municipalities of the area. The largest of the municipalities, in terms of population is the municipality of
ThessalonikiThessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is honorarily called the Συμπρωτεύουσα Symprotevousa of Greece, as it was once called the συμβασιλεύουσα symvasilevousa of the Byzantine Empire...
. When Thessalonians refer to the city of Thessaloniki, they refer to this urban area.
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The
Thessaloniki Urban Area consists of fourteen
municipalitiesThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. Within these peripheries are 54 second-level areas called prefectures...
. It is the urban core of the
Thessaloniki Metropolitan AreaThe Thessaloniki metropolitan area, has traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings. However, since the mid to late 1990s, the area has succumbed to urban sprawl. What used to be agrarian communities are rapidly urbanizing and being developed into...
. The urban area is sometimes referred to as the city of Thessaloniki, as there is no clear visual distinction or geographic barrier between the municipality of Thessaloniki and the other municipalities of the area. The largest of the municipalities, in terms of population is the municipality of
ThessalonikiThessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is honorarily called the Συμπρωτεύουσα Symprotevousa of Greece, as it was once called the συμβασιλεύουσα symvasilevousa of the Byzantine Empire...
. When Thessalonians refer to the city of Thessaloniki, they refer to this urban area. The municipality of Thessaloniki is commonly called
kentro, meaning 'center'. The municipalities in the urban area had a combined population of 763,468 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census, while their combined land area is 93.174 km².
The municipalities which consist the Thessaloniki Urban Area are:
| Municipality |
Area (km²) |
Population |
ThessalonikiThessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is honorarily called the Συμπρωτεύουσα Symprotevousa of Greece, as it was once called the συμβασιλεύουσα symvasilevousa of the Byzantine Empire...
|
17.832 |
363,987 |
| Agios Pavlos |
1.953 |
7,978 |
| Ampelokipoi Ampelokipoi is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 40,959 as of 2001. It has a land area of 1.803 km².Ampelokipoi is the second commercial and entertainment area of Thessaloniki after downtown.- Authorities :...
|
1.803 |
40,959 |
| Efkarpia Efkarpia is a Borough and Municipality of Thessaloniki. Population 6,598 ....
|
13.263 |
6,598 |
| Eleftherio-Kordelio Eleftherio-Kordelio is a Borough of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1924 by Greek refugees from the town of Kordelio on the west coast of Asia Minor . Eleftherio-Kordelio covers an area of 3,75 km² with around 21.630 inhabitants as of 2001. It's the stronghold of the nationalist LAOS Party...
|
3.431 |
21,630 |
| Evosmos Evosmos is a Borough of Thessaloniki. It has a land area of 9.927 km². The population is 52,624 . Due to rapid development, the population is expected to rise dramatically by the next census in 2011...
|
9.927 |
52,624 |
KalamariaKalamariá is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 5 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki...
|
6.401 |
87,255 |
| Menemeni Menemeni is a Borough of Thessaloniki neighboring with Evosmos, Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki and Echedoros Boroughs. Menemeni is the third-largest municipality of Thessaloniki in land area and includes the quarters of Vosporos, Ag. Nektarios, Dialogi, Ag...
|
7.989 |
14,910 |
| Neapoli Neapoli is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 31,830 . The land area is only 1.168 km², resulting in a population density of , making it the most densely populated municipality in Europe. Neapoli is located in the north sector Thessaloniki and the neighbouring...
|
1.168 |
30,279 |
| Pefka Pefka is a community in the Thessaloniki Prefecture, Greece. Population 6,434 . It has a land area of 1.800 km² and is the most densely populated community in Greece, at 3,574.4 inhabitants/km²....
|
7.650 |
6,434 |
| Polichni Polichni is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The population is 36,146 , and it has a land area of 7.325 km²....
|
7.325 |
36,146 |
| Stavroupoli Stavroupoli is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 41,653 . It is located at the north part of Thessaloniki.-Historical population:-External links:* **Map and aerial photos:**Street map: , or or...
|
3.175 |
41,653 |
| Sykies Sykies is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 41,726 . Its land area is 7.982 km²....
|
9.782 |
41,726 |
| Triandria Triandria is a borough of Thessaloniki next to the centre of the city . It is bounded by the Kaftanzoglio Stadium on the south-west, the boroughs of Saranta Ekklisies at north-west and of Ano Toumpa at east...
|
1.475 |
11,289 |
| Total |
93.174 |
763,468 |