Echedoros

Echedoros Εχέδωρος
Echedoros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°49′E / 40.667°N 22.817°E / 40.667; 22.817Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°49′E / 40.667°N 22.817°E / 40.667; 22.817
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Delta
• Municipal unit	103.147 km2 (39.825 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	29,367
• Municipal unit density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	570 08 574 00 575 00
Area code(s)	+30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Echedoros (Greek: Εχέδωρος) is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality was in Sindos. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delta, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The 2011 census recorded 29,367 inhabitants in the municipal unit.^[1] The municipal unit of Echedoros covers an area of 103.147 km².^[3] In antiquity Echedorus was a river rising in the mountains of Grestonia and falling into the Thermaic Gulf at Sindus.

References

1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.