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Volvi (municipality)

Volvi
Βόλβη
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Volvi is located in Greece
Volvi
Volvi
Location within the region
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Coordinates: 40°40′N 23°37′E / 40.667°N 23.617°E / 40.667; 23.617Coordinates: 40°40′N 23°37′E / 40.667°N 23.617°E / 40.667; 23.617
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Area
 • Municipality 783.01 km2 (302.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 23,478
 • Municipality density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Volvi (Greek: Βόλβη) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros. The municipality has an area of 783.014 km2. It was named after Lake Volvi.

The municipality Volvi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:


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