Sochos (Greek: Σοχός, [so'xos], Bulgarian: Сухо) is a community and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The community of Sochos covers an area of 153.042 km2 while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 281.518 km2.[3]
Sochos
Σοχός | |
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 Profitis Ilias Church in Sochos | |
  Sochos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′N 23°22′E / 40.817°N 23.367°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Lagkadas |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 281.518 km2 (108.695 sq mi) |
| • Community | 153.042 km2 (59.090 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,987 |
| • Municipal unit density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,979 |
| • Community density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 570 02 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2395 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
Geography
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Location
editSochos lies on a plateau of an altitude of about 600m above sea level, that is 15 km north of Lake Volvi. The forest area of Vertiskos Mountain begins at the outskirts of the settlement.
Administrative division
editThe municipal unit Sochos is subdivided into the following communities:
Population
editThe population of the community of Sochos was 1,979 people as of 2021. The population of the municipal unit was 3,987.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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