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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki
Θεσσαλονίκη
Salonica
City
The White Tower of Thessaloniki
Flag of Thessaloniki
Flag
Official seal of Thessaloniki
Seal
Nickname(s): The co-capital,
The Nymph of the Thermaic Gulf
Thessaloniki is located in Greece
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°54′E / 40.65°N 22.9°E / 40.65; 22.9Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°54′E / 40.65°N 22.9°E / 40.65; 22.9
Country Greece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Founded 315 BC (2332 years ago)
Incorporated Oct. 1912 (104 years ago)
Municipalities 7
Government
 • Type Mayor-council government
 • Mayor Yiannis Boutaris (Ind.)
Area
 • Municipality 19.307 km2 (7.454 sq mi)
 • Urban 111.703 km2 (43.129 sq mi)
 • Metro 1,285.61 km2 (496.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 325,182
 • Rank 2nd urban, 2nd metro in Greece
 • Urban 788,952
 • Urban density 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,012,297
 • Metro density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal codes 53xxx, 54xxx, 55xxx, 56xxx
Telephone 231
Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx
Patron saint Saint Demetrius (26 October)
Gross metropolitan product (2009) €19.9 billion
 • Per capita €17,200
Website www.thessaloniki.gr
Economy of Thessaloniki
GDP of Thessaloniki.svg
GDP of the Thessaloniki regional unit 2000–2011
Statistics
GDP €19.851 billion (PPP, 2011)
GDP rank 2nd in Greece
GDP growth
-7.8% (2011)
GDP per capita
€17,200 (PPP, 2011)
Labour force
534,800 (2010)
Unemployment 30.2% (2014)

Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici]), also familiarly known as Thessalonica or Salonika, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.

The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 325,182 in 2011, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 788,952. and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,012,297 inhabitants in 2011.

Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe;its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and the Thessaloniki Song Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.


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