Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki

Ampelokipoi

Αμπελόκηποι
Ampelokipoi Αμπελόκηποι
	Ampelokipoi Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°55′E / 40.650°N 22.917°ECoordinates: 40°39′N 22°55′E / 40.650°N 22.917°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
• Municipal unit	1.803 km2 (0.696 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	37,381
• Municipal unit density	21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	561 21, 561 23
Area code(s)	+30231
Vehicle registration	Ν
Website	www.ampelokipoi.gr

Ampelokipoi (Greek: Αμπελόκηποι, meaning vineyards) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The population was 37381 in 2011,^[1] with a land area of 1.803 km².^[3] Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.

Areas[]

Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.

Sport activities[]

The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for the Olympic Games of 2004.

Other[]

In the area is located also the Zeitenlik WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.

External links[]

Official website (in Greek)

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[census11-1] "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "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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v t Neighbourhoods of Thessaloniki
Municipality of Thessaloniki	Aristotelous Ano Poli Charilaou Ladadika Navarinou Port Saranta Ekklisies Toumba Triandria ()
Other Municipalities	Agios Pavlos Ampelokipoi Eleftherio-Kordelio Evosmos () Kalamaria (, Nea Aretsou) Menemeni Neapoli Panorama Polichni Pylaia Sykies Stavroupoli