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.
Pella
Πέλλα | |
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_in_Pella_city_(6914694770).jpg) Statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and carrying a winged statue of Nike (Alexander the Great Square). | |
  Pella Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 22°24′E / 40.783°N 22.400°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efstathios Fountoukidis[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 669.2 km2 (258.4 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 57,039 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,661 |
| • Municipal unit density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 580 05 |
| Area code(s) | 23820 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΕ |
| Website | www |
Municipality
editThe 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).
Famous people
edit- Alexander the Great (356–323BC) King of Macedon at its height
- Philip II of Macedon Father of Alexander the great and king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC.
- Krste Misirkov (1874–1926), a philologist and publicist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipality of Pella, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.