Pefkochori

Also known as Kapsochora

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Place details

Locality: Δημοτική Ενότητα Παλλήνης
Region: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 2,228
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.type: community
Greek Dimos.name: Pefkochori
Greek Dimos.name_local: Πευκοχώρι
Greek Dimos.periph: Central Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Chalkidiki
Greek Dimos.municipality: Kassandra
Greek Dimos.municunit: Pallini
Greek Dimos.population: 2228
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.licence: ΧΚ
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Palios-anemomylos.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: An old windmill, Pefkochori village.

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Pefkochori (, , meaning "pine village"; before 1965: Kapsochora (, )) is a tourist town located in the southeast of the peninsula of Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece. Pefkochori is named after the pine trees which are abundant in the mountains of the area. The community of Pefkochori also includes the villages Lefkes and Panorama. Its elevation is 10 m. Pefkochori is situated on the northeastern coast of the peninsula, 3 km southeast of Chaniotis, 4 km north of Agia Paraskevi and 92 km southeast of Thessaloniki.

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