Polichni

Suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, Greece

Municipal unit in Macedonia, Greece

Polichni

Πολίχνη

Municipal unit

View to Thessaloniki with Polichni in the foreground.

Polichni

Location within the regional unit

Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°57′E﻿ / ﻿40.667°N 22.950°E﻿ / 40.667; 22.950
Country| Greece
Geographic region|  Macedonia
Administrative region| Central Macedonia
Regional unit| Thessaloniki
Municipality| Pavlos Melas
Area

• Municipal unit| 7.325 km2 (2.828 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipal unit

| 38,887
• Municipal unit density| 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Polichni (Greek: Πολίχνη, literally Little town) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Pavlos Melas, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The population is 38,887 (2021 census), and it has a land area of 7.325 km2.[3]

The Polichni district includes the areas of:

Anthokipoi (Gardens)
Ano Polichni (Upper Polichni)
Meteora
Neromiloi (Water Mills)
St Panteleimon

The central square of Polichni is named after the Saint Panteleimon church.

## External links

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* Official website (in Greek)

## 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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Pavlos Melas

Municipal units|

* Efkarpia
* Polichni
* Stavroupoli

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Neighbourhoods of Thessaloniki

Municipality of Thessaloniki|

* Aristotelous
* Ano Poli
* Charilaou
* Depot
* Frangon
* Ksirokrini
* Ladadika
* Navarinou
* Port
* Saranta Ekklisies
* Toumba
* Triandria
* Vardaris (Hirsch)

Other Municipalities|

* Agios Pavlos
* Ampelokipoi
* Eleftherio-Kordelio
* Evosmos (Nea Politeia)
* Kalamaria (Finikas, Nea Aretsou)
* Konstantinopolitika
* Menemeni
* Neapoli
* Panorama
* Polichni
* Pylaia
* Sykies
* Stavroupoli
* Ilioupoli

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