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Koufalia

Coordinates: 40°46.7′N 22°34.6′E / 40.7783°N 22.5767°E / 40.7783; 22.5767
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Koufalia
Κουφάλια
Settlement
Koufalia is located in Greece
Koufalia
Koufalia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°46.7′N 22°34.6′E / 40.7783°N 22.5767°E / 40.7783; 22.5767
CountryGreece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityChalkidona
Area
 • Municipal unit106.128 km2 (40.976 sq mi)
 • Community67.591 km2 (26.097 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
9,462
 • Municipal unit density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Community
7,522
 • Community density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
571 00
Area code(s)+30-2391
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Koufalia (Greek: Κουφάλια) is a town and a municipal unit of the Chalkidona municipality in Thessaloniki regional unit, Macedonia, Greece.[2] Koufalia is the seat of the municipality of Chalkidona.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a municipality.[3]

Administrative division

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The municipal unit of Koufalia consists of two communities:[1]

  • Koufalia (population 7,522)
  • Prochoma (population 1,940)

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2021.[1]

Geography

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Koufalia is located 35 kilometres North-West of the City of Thessaloniki, and virtually by the Axios river. The community of Koufalia covers an area of 67.591 km2 while the municipal unit covers an area of 106,128 km2.[3]

History

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Koufalia is built north of the ancient city of Ichnae (IXNAI). Most of its population originates from the town of Kavakli in Bulgaria.[4] They moved to the area after the 1919 signing of the Treaty of Neuilly between Greece and Bulgaria that forced a population exchange between the two countries. In return the mostly Bulgarian[5] population of the village immigrated to Bulgaria, settling mainly on the Black Sea coast, in the area of Anchialos. The population called the city Koufalovo (Bulgarian: Куфалово). There are also Ntopioi and Greek refugees from Asia Minor and Thrace.[4]

Culture

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It has a number of cultural organisations, the main one being “Megas Alexandros” (Alexander the Great); it was founded in 1980. It has its own lending library as well as a blood bank for humanitarian purposes. Every year it organises the “River Party” on the banks of the Axios river, from 24–26 July, and religious festivals (Greek: πανηγύρια).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Κουφάλια (in Greek). Municipality of Chalkidona. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ Brancoff, D.M. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 218-219
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