Langadas

Langadas Λαγκαδάς
An aerial picture of Langadas.
Langadas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°45′N 23°04′E / 40.750°N 23.067°ECoordinates: 40°45′N 23°04′E / 40.750°N 23.067°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Government
• Mayor	Ioannis Karayiannis (Independent; since 2010)
Area
• Municipality	1,220.3 km^2 (471.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	41,103
• Municipality density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	19,587
Community
• Population	7764
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.lagadas.gr

Langadas (Greek: Λαγκαδάς, Lagadina/Lagadin) is a large town, cultural center, and a municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Population 19,587 (2011).

Municipality

The municipality Lagadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Assiros
• Kallindoia
• Koroneia
• Lachanas
• Lagadas
• Sochos
• Vertiskos

Notable natives

• Zübeyde Hanım (1857–1923), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law – Ministry of the Interior (Greece) (Greek)