Kilkis
Sign in to saveKilkis (; Bulgarian and Macedonian: Кукуш) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021, there were 24,130 people living in the city proper, 27,493 people living in the municipal unit, and 45,308 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.
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Place details
- Locality
- Κιλκίς
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 22,914
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Kilkis
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Κιλκίς
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Kilkis.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kilkis
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 45308
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 1599.6
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 27493
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 319.8
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 24130
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +22914
- Elevation
- +280
- Capital of
- Kilkis Municipality
- Official website
- www.e-kilkis.gr
- Image
- Saint Demetrius Church in Kilkis Kukush in 2025.jpg
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Name
- Administration
- Municipality
- Communities
- Province
- History
- Ancient period
- Roman and Byzantine era
- Ottoman rule
- Balkan Wars, WWI and later
- World War II
- Post War Era
- Culture
- Economy
- Transport
- Road Transport
- Rail transport
- Air Transport
- Sport teams
- People
- See also
- References
- External links
Kilkis (; Bulgarian and Macedonian: Кукуш) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021, there were 24,130 people living in the city proper, 27,493 people living in the municipal unit, and 45,308 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.
The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, World War I, World War II, the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War.