Aristotelis (municipality)

Aristotelis (Greek: Αριστοτέλης) is a municipality in the Chalkidiki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Ierissos.^[2] The municipality is named after the ancient philosopher Aristotle, whose birthplace, Stagira, lies within its bounds. The municipality also includes the area of the mining villages, known as Mademochoria. On the East, it borders the Monastic community of Mount Athos.

Aristotelis Αριστοτέλης
Municipality
Aristotelis Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°24′N 23°53′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Chalkidiki
Seat	Ierissos
Area
• Municipality	747.0 km2 (288.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	16,964
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality Aristotelis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Arnaia
• Panagia
• Stagira-Akanthos

The municipality has an area of 747.015 km².^[3]