Paionia (municipality)

Municipality in Macedonia, Greece

Paionia

Παιονία

Municipality

Paionia

Location within the region

Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°34′E﻿ / ﻿41.000°N 22.567°E﻿ / 41.000; 22.567
Country| Greece
Geographic region| Macedonia
Administrative region| Central Macedonia
Regional unit| Kilkis
Area

• Municipality| 919.3 km2 (354.9 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipality| 25,169
• Density| 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Paionia (Greek: Παιονία, pronounced [peoˈnia]) is a municipality in the Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Polykastro.[2] The municipality is named after the ancient region of Paeonia. It has an area of 919.276 km2.[3]

## Municipality

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The municipality Paionia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

* Axioupoli
* Evropos
* Goumenissa
* Livadia
* Polykastro

### Province

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The province of Paionia (Greek: Επαρχία Παιονίας) was one of the provinces of the Kilkis Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Paionia, except the municipal unit Polykastro.[4] It was abolished in 2006.

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

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Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region

Area
18,811 km2 (7,263 sq mi)
Population
1,882,108 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
38 (since 2011)
Capital
Thessaloniki

Regional unit of Chalkidiki|

* Aristotelis
* Kassandra
* Nea Propontida
* Polygyros
* Sithonia

Regional unit of Imathia|

* Alexandreia
* Naousa
* Veria

Regional unit of Kilkis|

* Kilkis
* Paionia

Regional unit of Pella|

* Almopia
* Edessa
* Pella
* Skydra

Regional unit of Pieria|

* Dion-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
* Lagkadas
* Neapoli-Sykies
* Oraiokastro
* Pavlos Melas
* Pylaia-Chortiatis
* Thermaikos
* Thermi
* Thessaloniki
* Volvi

Regional governor
Apostolos Tzitzikostas (since 2013, elected 2014 & 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Macedonia and Thrace

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Paionia

Municipal unit of Axioupoli|

* Axioupoli
* Idomeni
* Fanos
* Gorgopi
* Plagia
* Ryzia
* Skra

Municipal unit of Evropos|

* Agios Petros
* Evropos
* Mesia
* Polypetro
* Toumpa

Municipal unit of Goumenissa|

* Filyria
* Goumenissa
* Griva
* Karpi
* Kastaneri
* Pentalofo
* Stathis

Municipal unit of Livadia|

* Livadia
* Mikra Livadia

Municipal unit of Polykastro|

* Aspros
* Axiochori
* Eiriniko
* Evzonoi
* Korona
* Limnotopos
* Mikro Dasos
* Pefkodasos
* Polykastro
* Pontoirakleia
* Vafiochori

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Former provinces of Greece

Grouped by region and prefecture

Attica|

| East and West Attica|

* Attica

|

Piraeus|

* Aegina
* Hydra
* Kythira
* Piraeus
* Troizinia

West Attica|

* Megaris

Central Greece|

| Boeotia|

* Livadeia
* Thebes

|

Euboea|

* Chalcis
* Istiaia
* Karystia

Phocis|

* Dorida
* Parnassida

Phthiotis|

* Domokos
* Locris
* Phthiotis

Central Macedonia|

| Chalkidiki|

* Arnaia
* Chalkidiki

|

Imathia|

* Imathia
* Naousa

Kilkis|

* Kilkis
* Paionia

Pella|

* Almopia
* Edessa
* Giannitsa

Serres|

* Fyllida
* Serres
* Sintiki
* Visaltia

Thessaloniki|

* Lagkadas
* Thessaloniki

Crete|

| Chania|

* Apokoronas
* Kissamos
* Kydonia
* Selino
* Sfakia

|

Heraklion|

* Kainourgio
* Malevizi
* Monofatsi
* Pediada
* Pyrgiotissa
* Temenos
* Viannos

Lasithi|

* Ierapetra
* Lasithi
* Mirampello
* Siteia

Rethymno|

* Agios Vasileios
* Amari
* Mylopotamos
* Rethymno

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace|

| Evros|

* Alexandroupoli
* Didymoteicho
* Orestiada
* Samothrace
* Soufli

|

Kavala|

* Kavala
* Nestos
* Pangaio
* Thasos

Rhodope|

* Komotini
* Sapes

Epirus|

| Ioannina|

* Dodoni
* Konitsa
* Metsovo
* Pogoni

|

Thesprotia|

* Filiates
* Margariti
* Souli
* Thyamida

Ionian Islands|

| Corfu|

* Corfu
* Paxoi

|

Kefallinia|

* Ithaca
* Kranaia
* Pali
* Sami

North Aegean|

| Lesbos|

* Lemnos
* Mithymna
* Mytilene
* Plomari

|

Samos|

* Ikaria
* Samos

Peloponnese|

| Arcadia|

* Gortynia
* Kynouria
* Mantineia
* Megalopoli

|

Argolis|

* Argos
* Ermionida
* Nafplia

Laconia|

* Epidavros Limira
* Gytheio
* Lacedaemon
* Oitylo

Messenia|

* Kalamai
* Messini
* Pylia
* Trifylia

South Aegean|

| Cyclades|

* Andros
* Kea
* Milos
* Naxos
* Paros
* Syros
* Thira
* Tinos

|

Dodecanese|

* Kalymnos
* Karpathos
* Kos
* Rhodes

Thessaly|

| Larissa|

* Agia
* Elassona
* Farsala
* Larissa
* Tyrnavos

|

Magnesia|

* Almyros
* Skopelos
* Volos

Trikala|

* Kalampaka
* Trikala

West Greece|

| Achaea|

* Aigialeia
* Kalavryta
* Patras

|

Aetolia-Acarnania|

* Missolonghi
* Nafpaktia
* Trichonida
* Valtos
* Vonitsa-Xiromero

Elis|

* Elis
* Olympia

Western Macedonia|

| Kozani|

* Eordaia
* Kozani
* Voio

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Note: not all prefectures were subdivided into provinces.

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