Vaptistis

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Vaptistis Βαπτιστής
Community
Vaptistis
Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 22°46′19″E / 40.99194°N 22.77194°E / 40.99194; 22.77194
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Kilkis
Municipal unit	Kilkis
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	318
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vaptistis (Greek: Βαπτιστής "Baptist") is a village and a community in the municipality of Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit of Greece. In 2021 its population was 318 for the community, which includes the village Kyriakaiika.^[1] It is situated 9 km west of Kilkis, 17 km east of Polykastro and 42 km north of Thessaloniki. The village has a primary school, a high school, a stadium and three churches. The protector saint is St. John the Baptist, and the village is named after him. There are an athletic club "A.C. Doxa Vaptisti" and a cultural one "Politistikos Syllogos Vaptisti".