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Municipality in Greece

Oraiokastro Ωραιόκαστρο
Municipality
OraiokastroLocation within the region
Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°55′E / 40.733°N 22.917°E / 40.733; 22.917
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Area
• Municipality	217.86 km (84.12 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	21.855 km (8.438 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	40,004
• Density	180/km (480/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	23,626
• Municipal unit density	1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Oraiokastro (Greek: Ωραιόκαστρο, also Oreokastro) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece, and a suburb of Thessaloniki.

Municipality

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

Kallithea
Mygdonia
Oraiokastro

The municipality has an area of 217.855 km and the municipal unit Oreokastro which is located 11 km north of Thessaloniki. has an area of 21.855 km. The municipality has a population of 40,004 inhabitants according to the October 2021 census.

Religious buildings

The Temple of the Hellenic Gods (Ελληνων Ναος), a Hellenic temple, is located in Oraiokastro, Central Macedonia.

References

"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.
"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
"Dímos Oraiokástrou (Municipality, Greece) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location" (PDF) (in Greek). p. 14.
Γιώργος Λαμπίρης/Giórgos Lampíris. "Μύθοι και αλήθειες για την ελληνική Ομάδα Ε (Myths and Truths about the Greek Group E)". newsbeast.gr, 1 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017

v t e Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region
Area 18,811 km (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

v t e Subdivisions of the municipality of Oraiokastro
Municipal unit of Kallithea	Mesaio Nea Filadelfeia Neochorouda Pentalofos
Municipal unit of Mygdonia	Drymos Liti Melissochori
Municipal unit of Oraiokastro	Oraiokastro

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