Asvestochori, Thessaloniki

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Asvestochori
Ασβεστοχώρι
Community
Asvestochori is located in Greece
Asvestochori
Asvestochori
Coordinates: 40°38.5′N 23°1.5′E / 40.6417°N 23.0250°E / 40.6417; 23.0250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityPylaia-Chortiatis
Municipal unitChortiatis
Area
 • Community
34.344 km2 (13.260 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
6,551
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 10
Area code(s)+30-231
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Asvestochori (Greek: Ασβεστοχώρι) is a small town and a community of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chortiatis, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 6,551 inhabitants in the community. The community of Asvestochori covers an area of 34.344 km2.[3]

Under the Turkish rule name of the town was called Kireç (lit. lime). It is reported that during the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey a guest house that can accommodate 5000 immigrants was built by Red Crescent in Kireç.[4]

See also

References

  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 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ Emgili, Fahriye, Yunanistan'dan Mersin'e Köklerinden Koparılmış Hayatlar, Bilge Kültür Sanat Pub., 1st edition, Istanbul 2011, ISBN 978-605-5506-63-6 p.67 (in Turkish)
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