Lachanas

Municipal unit in Greece

Lachanas Λαχανάς
Municipal unit
40°58′N 23°12′E / 40.967°N 23.200°E / 40.967; 23.200
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Lagkadas
Area
• Municipal unit	210.09 km² (81.12 sq mi)
• Community	47.602 km² (18.379 sq mi)
Elevation	584 m (1,916 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,943
• Municipal unit density	9.2/km² (24/sq mi)
• Community	462
• Community density	9.7/km² (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	570 17
Area code(s)	23940

Lachanas (Greek: Λαχανάς) is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The seat of the municipality was in Xylopoli. The municipal unit Lachanas has an area of 210.090 km², and the community Lachanas has an area of 47.602 km².^[3]

Population

The population of the municipal unit was 1,943 inhabitants in 2021 and that of the community was 462 inhabitants.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.