Pavlos Melas is a municipality in the
regional unit of Thessaloniki,
Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia ( el, Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a populat ...
,
Greece
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. It is named after a
Greek
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revolutionary
officer
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of the
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle ( bg, Македонска борба; el, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας; mk, Борба за Македонија; sr, Борба за Македонију; tr, Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, po ...
,
Pavlos Melas. It was formed during the administrative reform introduced by the
Kallikratis plan
The Kallikratis Programme ( el, Πρόγραμμα Καλλικράτης, Prógramma Kallikrátis) is the common name of Greek law 3852/2010 of 2010, a major administrative reform in Greece. It brought about the second major reform of the coun ...
and encompasses the former municipalities of
Efkarpia
Efkarpia ( el, Ευκαρπία) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pavlos Melas
Pavlos Melas ...
,
Polichni
Polichni ( el, Πολίχνη, literally ''Little town'') is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, ...
and
Stavroupoli
Stavroupoli ( el, Σταυρούπολη, literally ''city of the Cross'') is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially th ...
. The seat of Pavlos Melas is
Stavroupoli
Stavroupoli ( el, Σταυρούπολη, literally ''city of the Cross'') is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially th ...
.
Subdivisions
*Municipal Unit of
Efkarpia
Efkarpia ( el, Ευκαρπία) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pavlos Melas
Pavlos Melas ...
: It is located on the northern part of Pavlos Melas and has a population of 13,905 residents.
*Municipal Unit of
Polichni
Polichni ( el, Πολίχνη, literally ''Little town'') is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, ...
: It is located on the east side of Pavlos Melas and has a population of 39.332 residents.
*Municipal Unit of
Stavroupoli
Stavroupoli ( el, Σταυρούπολη, literally ''city of the Cross'') is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially th ...
: It is located on the southwest side of Pavlos Melas and has a population of 46,008 residents.
References
External links
Official website of the municipality of Pavlos Melas
Municipalities of Central Macedonia
Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)
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