Kallikrateia

Kallikrateia (Greek: Καλλικράτεια) is a municipal unit in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Nea Propontida, before which it was a municipality with its seat in the town Nea Kallikrateia.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 108.894 km².^[3] According to the census of 2021, the municipal unit has a population of 10,144 people while the town itself has 6,128 inhabitants, third largest in Chalkidiki.

Kallikrateia Καλλικράτεια
Municipal unit
View of Nea Kallikrateia
Kallikrateia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°19′N 23°04′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Chalkidiki
Municipality	Nea Propontida
Area
• Municipal unit	108.9 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	10,144
• Municipal unit density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Community	6,128
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	63080
Area code(s)	2399
Vehicle registration	ΧΚ
Website	http://www.kallikrateia.gr

History

Nea Kallikrateia was established after the refugee crisis in 1922, mainly by the residents who came from Kallikrateia (today Mimarsinan, a neighbourhood of Büyükçekmece) in Eastern Thrace and set up in the area, where the metochi of the Xenophontos Monastery of Mount Athos existed and it was called “Stomion”. Many testimonies report that it was inhabited by the prehistoric years; however, they are not confirmed. Further, Christian refugees from Silata (today Sille, Konya) established the village of Nea Silata.^{[citation needed]}

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Kallikrateia consists of the communities of Agios Pavlos, Lakkoma, Nea Gonia, Nea Kallikrateia and Nea Silata.