Nea Moudania
Statistics | |
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Prefecture: | Chalkidiki |
Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
40.238/40°14'20" N lat. 23.273/23°17'26" E long |
Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank |
63,774 |
Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
Thermian Gulf 20 m (centre) eastern part |
Postal code: | 632 00 |
Area/distance code: | 11-30-23730 (0030-23730)-2 |
Municipal code: | 5206 |
Car designation: | XA
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3-letter abbreviation: | MOU Moudania |
Website: | www.moudania.gr |
Politics | |
Mayor: | --> |
Nea Moudania with a population of 17,032 ( according to national statistics agency http://www.statistics.gr/StatMenu.asp ) inhabitants, is Chalkidiki's biggest town. Previously it was the second largest town in Chalkidiki but the municipality remains the largest in Chalkidiki. The city is located 60 km south of Thessaloniki and it is considered to be the financial and commercial centre of the whole prefecture. It was built after 1922 from Asia Minor Greek refugees which named their settlement after their home town in Asia Minor, Moudania (Turkish Mudanya) the word Nea in Greek means new. It is also called Moudania but Moudania is the municipality's name and is the seat of this municipality. The municipality consists of the municipal departments shown below:
- Aghios Mamas
- Aghios Panteleimon
- Dionisiou
- Zografou
- Potidaia
- Nea Moudania
- Portaria
- Simandra
- Floghita
Nea Moudania develops major cultural and economical activities, since it hosts the only Technical Education Institute in Chalkidiki prefecture and a harbour which serves as Thessaloniki's adjuvant.
Other
Nea Moudania has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office and a few squares (plateies).
Historical population
Year | Population | Change | Change (%) | Municipal population |
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1981 | 4,142 | - | - | - |
1991 | 4,403 | 261 | +6.30% | 13,652 |
2001 | 6,475 | 2,072 | +47% | about 17,032 |
External Links
- Municipality of Moudania site
- Mapquest - Nea Moudania, street map not yet available