Kilkis
Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2011 there were 22,914 people living in the city proper, 28,745 people living in the municipal unit, and 51,926 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.
Kilkis
Κιλκίς | |
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The town in winter | |
Kilkis Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′N 22°52′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitris Kyriakidis |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,599.6 km2 (617.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 319.8 km2 (123.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 51,926 |
| • Municipality density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 28,745 |
| • Municipal unit density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 24,274 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 611 00 |
| Area code(s) | 23410 |
| Vehicle registration | NI, ΚΙ* |
| Website | www.e-kilkis.gr |
The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, WWI, WWII, the Greek Resistance and the Greek civil war.
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