Ganochora

Ganochora
Γανόχωρα

The community hall of Ganochora
Ganochora
Coordinates: 40°18.5′N 22°30′E / 40.3083°N 22.500°E / 40.3083; 22.500Coordinates: 40°18.5′N 22°30′E / 40.3083°N 22.500°E / 40.3083; 22.500
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pieria
Municipality Katerini
Municipal unit Katerini
Elevation 65 m (213 ft)
Community
  Population 799
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 601 00
Area code(s) +302351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration KN

Ganochora (Greek: Γανόχωρα) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Katerini, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2011 census recorded 799 inhabitants in the village.[2]

History

Ganochora was established by refugees from the cities in Eastern Thrace: Ganos and Chora that settled in the area after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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