Melissochori, Thessaloniki

This article is about the village in the Thessaloniki regional unit. For the municipality in Attica, see Nea Filadelfeia.

Melissochori (Greek: Μελισσοχώρι), known before 1926 as Baldzha (Greek: Μπάλτζα), is a village and a community of the Oraiokastro municipality.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mygdonia, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 3,437 inhabitants in the village.^[1] The community of Melissochori covers an area of 37.561 km².^[3]

Μελισσοχώρι Μελισσοχώρι
Community
Μελισσοχώρι
Coordinates: 40°46.1′N 22°55.7′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Oraiokastro
Municipal unit	Mygdonia
Area
• Community	37.561 km2 (14.502 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	3,437
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	570 18
Area code(s)	+30-2394
Vehicle registration	NA to NX

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit