Pella_(municipality)

Pella (municipality)

Pella (municipality)

Municipality in Greece

For the modern town in the municipality, see Pella (town). For the capital of ancient Macedonia, see Pella. For other uses, see Pella (disambiguation).

Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit.[3] On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.

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The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality has an area of 669.220 km2, the municipal unit 113.819 km2.[4] The municipality has a population of 57,093 (2021 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is Giannitsa (population 30,498 at the 2021 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi (pop. 4,374), Mylotopos (pop. 1,831), Pella (town) (pop. 2,050), Galatades (pop. 1,628), Karyotissa (pop. 1,605), Aravissos (pop. 1,170) and Ampeleíai (pop. 1,003).

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References

  1. [1]
    Municipality of Pella, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. [4]
    "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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