Pella (municipality)

Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit.[2] On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.

Pella Πέλλα
Town sign
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Government
• Mayor	Grigoris Stamkos
Area
• Municipality	669.2 km^2 (258.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	113.8 km^2 (43.9 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	63,122
• Municipality density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	6,798
• Municipal unit density	60/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	2,398 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	580 05
Area code(s)	23820
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ
Website	www.giannitsa.gr

A bust of Euripides

Statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and carrying a winged statue of Nike (Alexander the Great Square).

Municipality

The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

• Giannitsa
• Krya Vrysi
• Kyrros
• Megas Alexandros
• Pella (town)

The municipality has an area of 669.220 km², the municipal unit 113.819 km².[3] The municipality has a population of 63,122 (2011 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is Giannitsa (population 29,789 at the 2011 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi (pop. 6,535), Mylotopos (pop. 2,605), Pella (town) (pop. 2,450), Galatades (pop. 2,339), Karyotissa (pop. 1,999), Aravissos (pop. 1,800), Ampeleíai (pop. 1,095), Melíssion (983), Pentaplátanon (956), and Paralímni (816).

Famous people

• Alexander the Great (356–323BC) King of Macedon at its height
• Philip II of Macedon Father of Alexander the great and king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC.
• Krste Misirkov (1874–1926), a philologist and publicist.

See also

• Archaeological Museum of Pella

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.