Oraiokastro

Oraiokastro (Greek: Ωραιόκαστρο, also Oreokastro) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece, and a suburb of Thessaloniki.

Oraiokastro Ωραιόκαστρο
Municipality
Oraiokastro Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°44′N 22°55′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Area
• Municipality	217.86 km2 (84.12 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	21.855 km2 (8.438 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	40,004
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	23,626
• Municipal unit density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

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

• Kallithea
• Mygdonia
• Oraiokastro

The municipality has an area of 217.855 km² and the municipal unit Oreokastro which is located 11 km north of Thessaloniki. has an area of 21.855 km².^[3] The municipality has a population of 40,004 inhabitants according to the October 2021 census.^[4]

Religious buildings

The Temple of the Hellenic Gods in Oraiokastro

The Temple of the Hellenic Gods (Ελλήνων Ναός), a Hellenic temple, is located in Oraiokastro.^[5]