Chalkidike

Chalkidiki Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χαλκιδικής
Regional unit
Municipalities of Chalkidiki
Chalkidiki within Greece
Coordinates: 40°20′N 23°30′E / 40.333°N 23.500°E / 40.333; 23.500Coordinates: 40°20′N 23°30′E / 40.333°N 23.500°E / 40.333; 23.500
Country	Greece
Region	Central Macedonia
Capital	Polygyros
Government
• Vice Governor	Ioannis Giorgos
Area
• Total	2,918 km2 (1,127 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	105,908
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Postal codes	63x xx
Area codes	237x0, 239x0
ISO 3166 code	GR-64
Car plates	ΧΚ
Website	www.halkidiki.gov.gr

Chalcidice or Chalkidike or Chalkidiki or Halkidiki or Hallkipiki (Greek: Χαλκιδική [xalciðiˈci]), is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula.

Chalkidiki today is a popular summer tourist destination.

Aristotle was born here in 384 B.C.

The Cholomontas mountains lie in the north-central part of Chalkidiki. Chalkidiki consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three "fingers" (though in Greek these peninsulas are often referred to as "legs") – Pallene (now Kassandra), Sithonia, and Agion Oros (the ancient Acte), which contains Mount Athos and its monasteries. Chalkidiki borders on the regional unit of Thessaloniki to the north.

Its largest towns are Nea Moudania (Νέα Μουδανιά), Nea Kallikrateia (Νέα Καλλικράτεια) and the capital town of Polygyros (Πολύγυρος).

There are several summer resorts on the beaches of all three fingers where other minor towns and villages are located, such as at Yerakini (Gerakina Beach), Neos Marmaras (Porto Carras), Ouranoupolis, Nikiti, Psakoudia, Kallithea (Pallene/Pallini, Athos), Sani Resort and more.