Gallikos

Gallikos (Greek: Γαλλικός) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 149.054 km2.[3] Population 6,343 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in the village of Kampanis.

For the river, see Gallikos (river). For the French wine grape, see Galliko (grape).
Gallikos
Γαλλικός
Municipal unit
Gallikos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°52′N 22°53′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityKilkis
Area
 • Municipal unit149.1 km2 (57.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,906
 • Municipal unit density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
 • Community
794
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
611 00
Area code(s)23410
Vehicle registrationNI, ΚΙ*
Websitegallikos.gr

The municipality Gallikos was created after 13 small villages in the area south of the city of Kilkis merged in the late 1990s when the Greek government implemented its Kapodistrias[4] project to fuse - and thus limit the number of - local authorities in the country.

Subdivisions

The following villages are part of the municipal unit:

Villages of Gallikos Municipality
CommunityVillagePopulation (2021)[1]
ChrysopetraChrysopetra57
Fanari48
Laodikino135
Peristeri115
Pyrgotos112
GallikosGallikos794
KampanisKampanis977
Mylos22
MandresMandres385
Nea SantaNea Santa1,235
Panteleimon347
PedinoPedino655
Perinthos24

Transport

The village is served by Gallikos railway station on the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line.[5]

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. "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. "Το Πρόγραμμα "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"". www.ypes.gr. Archived from the original on 2000-03-01.
  5. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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