Alexandreia

Alexandreia Αλεξάνδρεια
Location
Alexandreia
Coordinates	40°38′N 22°27′E / 40.633°N 22.45°E / 40.633; 22.45Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°27′E / 40.633°N 22.45°E / 40.633; 22.45
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Central Macedonia
Regional unit:	Imathia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
- Population:	43,209
- Area:	473.4 km2 (183 sq mi)
- Density:	91 /km2 (236 /sq mi)
Municipal unit
- Population:	19,283
Community
- Population:	14,370
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto:	ΗΜ

Alexandreia (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια, also Romanized as Alexandria; older demotic Greek name Γιδά or Γηδά - Gida;^[1]) is a city in the Imathia regional unit, Greece.

Municipality

The municipality Alexandreia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Alexandreia
• Antigonides
• Meliki
• Platy

Notable people

• Vassilios Tsiartas
• Charalampos Giannopoulos

References

External links

• (Greek) Official Website

v t e Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region Area: 18,811 km² • Population : 1,874,214 (2001) • Capital: Thessaloniki Regional unit of Chalkidiki Aristotelis • Kassandra • Nea Propontida • Polygyros • Sithonia Regional unit of Imathia Alexandreia • Naousa • Veroia Regional unit of Kilkis Kilkis • Paionia Regional unit of Pella Almopia • Edessa • Pella • Skydra Regional unit of Pieria Dio-Olympos • Katerini • Pydna-Kolindros Regional unit of Serres Amfipoli • Emmanouil Pappas • Irakleia • Nea Zichni • Serres • Sintiki • Visaltia Regional unit of Thessaloniki Ampelokipoi-Menemeni • Chalkidona • Delta • Kalamaria • Kordelio-Evosmos • Langadas • Neapoli-Sykies • Oraiokastro • Pavlos Melas • Pylaia-Chortiatis • Thermaikos • Thermi • Thessaloniki • Volvi Regional governor: Panagiotis Psomiadis (el) • Website: www.pkm.gov.gr

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