Irlandos at 09:59, October 29, 2005

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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Chalkidiki prefecture|Chalkidiki]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 40.238/40°14'20" N lat.23.273/23°17'26" E long
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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||   63,774   
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| [[Thermian Gulf]] 20 m (centre) eastern part 
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 632 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing codes beginning with 237|23730]] (0030-23730)-2
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 5206
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>XA</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || MOU '''Mou'''dania
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| Website: || [http://www.moudania.gr/ www.moudania.gr]
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! colspan="2" | Politics
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'''Nea Moudania''' with a population of 17,032 ( according to national statistics agency http://www.statistics.gr/StatMenu.asp ) inhabitants, is [[Chalkidiki prefecture|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 language|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==
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! Year !! Population !! Change !! Change (%) !!Municipal population 
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| [[1981]] || 4,142 || - || - || - 
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| [[1991]] || 4,403 || 261 || +6.30% || 13,652 
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| [[2001]] || 6,475 || 2,072 || +47% || about 17,032 
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== External Links ==
*[http://www.moudania.gr/english/ Municipality of Moudania site]
*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Nea+Moudania&country=GR Mapquest - Nea Moudania], street map not yet available

==See also==
*[[Communities of Chalkidiki]]

[[Category:Chalkidiki prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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Irlandos at 09:59, October 29, 2005