Thermi

Thermi (Greek: Θέρμη) is a town and a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Its population was 53,201 at the 2011 census.[1]

Thermi Θέρμη
Thermi Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°33′N 23°01′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Government
• Mayor	Thodoros Papadopoulos
Area
• Municipality	382.11 km^2 (147.53 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	100.94 km^2 (38.97 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	53,201
• Municipality density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	25,145
• Municipal unit density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	16,004 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

View from the road

Dam of Thermi

Technology center of BETA CAE Systems

Interior of the International Hellenic University

The municipality Thermi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

• Mikra
• Thermi
• Vasilika

The municipality Thermi has an area of 382.106 km², the municipal unit Thermi has an area of 100.943 km², and the community Thermi has an area of 55.90 km².[3]

Education

Pinewood - The American International School is located in Thermi.[4]

Archaeology

Thermi is the site of a Bronze Age settlement excavated by the British archaeologist and museum curator Winifred Lamb.[5]

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Home page (Archive). Pinewood - The American International School. Retrieved on April 28, 2015. "14th km Thessalonikis - N.Moudanion, P.O. Box 60606, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece"
5. Lamb, Winifred (1936). Excavations at Thermi in Lesbos. Cambridge University Press.