Pydna

This article is about the modern municipal unit of Pydna. For other uses, see Pydna-Kolindros, Pydna (missile base), Pydna (moth), and Ancient Pydna.

Pydna (/ˈpɪdnə/; Greek: Πύδνα, Pýdna) is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 105.059 km², the community 41.334 km².^[3] Pydna is situated in fertile land close to the Thermaic Gulf coast. The main village of the former municipality is Kitros. It lies 6 km north of Korinos, 8 km south of Methoni and 13 km northeast of Katerini. The A1 motorway and the Piraeus–Platy railway (nearest station at Korinos) pass east of the village.

Pydna Πύδνα
Municipal unit
Pydna Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°22′N 22°35′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Pydna-Kolindros
Area
• Municipal unit	105.59 km2 (40.77 sq mi)
• Community	41.334 km2 (15.959 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,591
• Municipal unit density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
• Community	1,085
• Community density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	600 64
Area code(s)	23510
Vehicle registration	KN

Population

Year	Community	Municipal unit
1981	1,882	-
1991	1,789	4,678
2001	-	4,012
2011[4]	1,206	3,258
2021[1]	1,085	2,591

See also

• List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit

References

Citations

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Bibliography

• Danoff, R. (1965), "Pydna", RE (in German), vol. Suppl. X, pp. 833–842.
• Heuzey, Léon; et al. (1876), Mission Archéologique de Macédoine (in French), Paris, pp. 239–266{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).