Afytos
Sign in to savethumb|Central Afytos thumb|A house Afytos () is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its elevation is 50 m. The area around Afytos consists of farmlands in low hills. Its economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Its folklore museum was founded in 1980 by the folklore councillor Nikos Paralis. The town attracts tourists mainly from the surrounding region due to its beaches an
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κασσάνδρας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,178
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greece place.name
- Afytos
- Greece place.name_local
- Άφυτος
- Greece place.type
- community
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Agios Dimitrios, Afytos.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- St Demetrius church
- Greece place.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greece place.periphunit
- Chalkidiki
- Greece place.municipality
- Kassandra
- Greece place.municunit
- Kassandra
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.population
- 1178
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- Kassandra Municipality
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +1273
- Elevation
- +50
- Image
- Afytos Siesta.jpg
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thumb|Central Afytos thumb|A house Afytos () is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its elevation is 50 m. The area around Afytos consists of farmlands in low hills. Its economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Its folklore museum was founded in 1980 by the folklore councillor Nikos Paralis. The town attracts tourists mainly from the surrounding region due to its beaches and local craft markets. The museum is located in the building of the Alevras family. Councils and clubs include the Folklore Friendship Council and Afytos Tradition.
==Population== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Population |- | 1991 || 838 |- | 2001 || 1,227 |- | 2011 || 1,273 |- | 2021 || 1,178 |}