Delta, Thessaloniki

Delta (Greek: Δέλτα) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Sindos.[2] The municipality of Delta covers an area of 311.09 km2.[3]

Wild horses in Delta
Delta

Δέλτα
Delta
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°48′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
Area
 • Municipality311.09 km2 (120.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
45,839
 • Municipality density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality Delta was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

It took its name from the Delta (estuary) of Axios river.

gollark: And the evidence for stuff which might back up afterlives, i.e... a god existing which behaves as the religions specifying afterlives say, I guess... is also weak.
gollark: The claims of afterlives and stuff are very big, and yet basically unverifiable directly.
gollark: Maybe consider why. Outside view or whatever it's called.
gollark: ...
gollark: And those beliefs aren't verifiable.

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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.


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