Chalkidona

For ancient Chalcedon in Asia Minor see Chalcedon.

Chalkidona (Greek: Χαλκηδόνα) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is Koufalia.^[2] The town is a hub for trucking traffic around the Thessaloniki area.

Chalkidona Χαλκηδόνα
Municipality
Chalkidona Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°36′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Area
• Municipality	391.4 km2 (151.1 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	130.0 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
• Community	21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	30,030
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	7,542
• Municipal unit density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Community	2,905
• Community density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

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

• Agios Athanasios
• Chalkidona
• Koufalia

The municipality Chalkidona has an area of 391.4 km², the municipal unit Chalkidona has an area of 130.0 km², and the community Chalkidona has an area of 21.25 km².^[3]