Chalastra

This article is about the modern town in Northern Greece. For the moth genus, see Chalastra (moth). For the salt lake known in ancient times as lake Chalastra, see Pikrolimni (lake).
Chalastra
Χαλάστρα
Municipal unit
Chalastra is located in Greece
Chalastra
Chalastra
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°44′E / 40.633°N 22.733°E / 40.633; 22.733
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityDelta
Area
 • Municipal unit121.415 km2 (46.879 sq mi)
 • Community98.449 km2 (38.011 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
9,066
 • Municipal unit density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Community
6,657
 • Community density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Chalastra (Greek: Χαλάστρα) is a town and former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Before 1926, it was known as Κουλουκιά - Kouloukia (Bulgarian: Кулакия - Kulakiya). It was renamed to Chalastra in 1926, to Πύργος - Pyrgos in 1955 and back to Chalastra in 1980.[2] Since the local government reform of 2011 it has been part of the municipality Delta, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The town is located 20 km west from the city of Thessaloniki, on the north side of Greek National Road 1, near the Axios river and the Thermaic Gulf. The municipal unit of Chalastra consists of the two communities of Chalastra itself and Anatoliko. The population was 9,066 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, most of them working in agriculture and small industry. The municipal unit Chalastra has an area of 121.415 km2, and the community Chalastra has an area of 98.449 km2.[4]

  1. ^ "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. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  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.