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'''Lagkadas''' ({{lang-el|Λαγκαδάς}}, {{transl|el|Lagkadás}}) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of [[Thessaloniki (regional unit)|Thessaloniki regional unit]], [[Greece]]. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas (census 2011).
'''Lagkadas''' ({{lang-el|Λαγκαδάς}}, {{transl|el|Lagkadás}}) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of [[Thessaloniki (regional unit)|Thessaloniki regional unit]], [[Greece]]. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas (census 2011<ref>[https://www.statistics.gr/en/2011-census-pop-hous Hellenic Statistical Authority: 2011 Population-Housing Census] </ref>).


==Municipality==
==Municipality==

Revision as of 11:39, 13 September 2021

Lagkadas
Λαγκαδάς
Settlement
An aerial picture of Lagkadas.
An aerial picture of Lagkadas.
Lagkadas is located in Greece
Lagkadas
Lagkadas
Coordinates: 40°45′N 23°04′E / 40.750°N 23.067°E / 40.750; 23.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
Government
 • MayorIoannis Tachmatzidis (ND; since 019)
Area
 • Municipal unit197.411 km2 (76.221 sq mi)
 • Community31.761 km2 (12.263 sq mi)
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
19,587
 • Municipal unit density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Community
7,764
 • Community density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.lagadas.gr

Lagkadas (Greek: Λαγκαδάς, Lagkadás) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas (census 2011[2]).

Municipality

The municipality of Lagkadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality of Langadas has an area of 1,222.65 km2, the municipal unit Lagkadas has an area of 197.411 km2, and the community Lagkadas has an area of 31.761 km2.[4] Lagkadas is well known for the famous thermal spa[5]

Population

The historical evolution of the population of Langadas town is as follows:

Census [1] Population
1940 5.859
1951 7.660
1961 6.752
1971 6.708
1981 7.589
1991 6.280
2001 7.259
2011 7.764

Notable natives

  • Stavros Tzanis, fighter of the Revolution of 1821
  • Christos Dremlis, Macedonian warlord
  • Ιlias Klonaridis, singer

Transport

North of Lagkadas passes the Egnatia Odos (junction 24) connecting it with Thessaloniki. Lagkadas is connected to Thessaloniki by line 83 of OASTH (public buses).

References

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Hellenic Statistical Authority: 2011 Population-Housing Census
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Thermal Springs Lagkada (Thessaloniki) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor.


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