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Alexandreia
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town in Imathia, Macedonia, Greece
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Place details
- Locality
- Αλεξάνδρεια
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 13,665
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Greece
- Administrative region
- Central Macedonia
- Regional unit
- Imathia
- Mayor
- Panagiotis Gyrinis
- Municipality
- 478.8 km (184.9 sq mi)
- Municipal unit
- 140.6 km (54.3 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Density
- 79.97/km (207.1/sq mi)
- Municipal unit density
- 143.2/km (370.8/sq mi)
- Community
- 15,906
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Vehicle registration
- ΗΜ
- Website
- www .alexandria .gr
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandreia or Alexandria (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándreia, IPA: [ale'ksaŋðria]), known as Gidas before 1953 (Γιδάς, Gidàs, IPA: [ʝi'ðas]), is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Its population was 15,906 at the 2021 census. Alexandreia is a rapidly developing city focusing to boost its economy through agriculture, merchandising, alternative tourism and other alternative actions.
A park in Alexandreia Railway station
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexandreia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.