Thessaloniki (municipality)

Municipality of Thessaloniki
Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης
Flag of Municipality of Thessaloniki
Official seal of Municipality of Thessaloniki
Municipality of Thessaloniki is located in Greece
Municipality of Thessaloniki
Municipality of Thessaloniki
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°57′E / 40.633°N 22.950°E / 40.633; 22.950
CountryGreece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
Government
 • MayorStelios Angeloudis[1] (since 2024)
Area
 • Municipality19.307 km2 (7.454 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality319,045
 • Density17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.thessaloniki.gr/

The Municipality of Thessaloniki (Greek: Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης, Dímos Thessaloníkis) is the second largest municipality by population in Greece after the Municipality of Athens. According to the 2021 Greek census, it has a population of 319,045 inhabitants.[2] The municipality includes the historical center (including the majority of the city's monuments[3]) and about one third of the Thessaloniki Urban Area.

  1. ^ Municipality of Thessaloniki, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Monuments of Thessaloniki". City of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 14 September 2015.