Sindos

Sindos

Σίνδος
Sindos Σίνδος
	Sindos
	Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°48′E / 40.667°N 22.800°ECoordinates: 40°40′N 22°48′E / 40.667°N 22.800°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Delta
Municipal unit	Echedoros
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Community
• Population	9,289 (2011)
• Area (km2)	47.248
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sindos (Greek: Σίνδος; Latin: Sindus; is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Delta. Sindos is home to the main campus of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone of the city. The community Sindos has an area of 47.248 km².^[2] The population was 9,289 at the 2011 census.^[1]

In antiquity, Sindos was noted by Herodotus (vii. 123); and Stephanus of Byzantium as a maritime town of Mygdonia in Macedonia, between Therme and Chalastra.^[3] The site of the ancient town is tentatively identified with a location near modern ,^[4] located at

40°40′12″N 22°48′00″E / 40.669962°N 22.800064°E.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sindus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 2. London: John Murray.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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[census11-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[stat01-2] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

[3] Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sindus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 2. London: John Murray.

[4] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.

[5] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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show v t Subdivisions of the municipality of Delta
Municipal unit of Axios	Kymina Nea Malgara Vrachia
Municipal unit of Chalastra	Anatoliko Chalastra
Municipal unit of Echedoros	Diavata Kalochori Nea Magnisia Sindos

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