Gallikos
Γαλλικός
Gallikos is located in Greece
Gallikos
Gallikos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°52′N 22°53′E / 40.867°N 22.883°E / 40.867; 22.883
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityKilkis
 • Municipal unit149.1 km2 (57.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
6,343
 • Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population969 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
611 00
Area code(s)23410
Vehicle registrationNI, ΚΙ*
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090301001826/http://gallikos.gr/

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.

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

The following villages are part of the municipal unit:

Villages of Gallikos Municipality
CommunityVillagePopulation (2011)[1]
ChrysopetraChrysopetra113
Fanari96
Laodikino186
Peristeri150
Pyrgotos163
GallikosGallikos969
KampanisKampanis1,170
Mylos38
MandresMandres475
Nea SantaNea Santa1,693
Panteleimon451
PedinoPedino817
Perinthos22

Transport

The Village is served by Gallikos railway station on the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Το Πρόγραμμα "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"". www.ypes.gr. Archived from the original on 2000-03-01.
  5. ↑ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
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