Thermaikos ( el, Θερμαϊκός) is a suburban municipality of the
regional unit of Thessaloniki,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
. It consists of the municipal units Thermaikos,
Epanomi and
Michaniona
Michaniona ( el, Μηχανιώνα) was a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, the town/suburb is part of the municipality of Thermaikos, of which it is a municipal unit. Popula ...
. The municipal unit Thermaikos is subdivided into the communities
Peraia
Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from grc, ἡ περαία, ''hē peraia'', "land across") in Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" a ...
,
Neoi Epivates
Neoi Epivates () is a small suburban town outside Thessaloniki, next to Peraia. It is part of the municipality of Thermaikos
Thermaikos ( el, Θερμαϊκός) is a suburban municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. It consists ...
(''Bahçe Çiflik'') and
Agia Triada. The municipality Thermaikos has an area of 133.41 km
2 and the municipal unit Thermaikos has an area of 20.300 km
2.
Thermaikos stretches for 10 km along the southeastern coast of the
Thermaic Gulf
The Thermaic Gulf (), also called the Gulf of Salonika and the Macedonian Gulf, is a gulf constituting the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. The city of Thessaloniki is at its northeastern tip, and it is bounded by Pieria Imathia and Lariss ...
. The seat of the municipality is in
Peraia
Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from grc, ἡ περαία, ''hē peraia'', "land across") in Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" a ...
.
Municipality
The municipality of Thermaikos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
* Epanomi
*]Michaniona
Michaniona ( el, Μηχανιώνα) was a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, the town/suburb is part of the municipality of Thermaikos, of which it is a municipal unit. Popula ...
*Thermaikos
References
Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)
Municipalities of Central Macedonia
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