Assiros

Assiros
Άσσηρος
Assiros is located in Greece
Assiros
Assiros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°49.25′N 23°1.85′E / 40.82083°N 23.03083°E / 40.82083; 23.03083
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityLagkadas
Area
 • Municipal unit76.657 km2 (29.597 sq mi)
 • Community55.369 km2 (21.378 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,290
 • Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Community
2,037
 • Community density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
57200
Area code(s)+30-2394
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Assiros (Greek: Άσσηρος, before 1926: Γιουβέσνα - Giouvesna,[2] Macedonian: Гвоздово, romanizedGvozdovo) is a village 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.[3] The 2011 census recorded 2,037 inhabitants in the community of Assiros and 3,290 inhabitants in the municipal unit.[1] The community of Assiros covers an area of 55.369 km2, while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 76.657 km2.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.