Lagkadas
Municipality
The municipality of Lagkadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The municipality of Langadas has an area of 1,222.65 km, the municipal unit Lagkadas has an area of 197.411 km, and the community Lagkadas has an area of 31.761 km. Lagkadas is well known for the famous thermal spa
Climate
Lagkadas has a continental climate with significant temperature variations between winter and summer. On the 3rd of August 2021 the official meteorological station of the National Observatory of Athens in Lagkadas registered 47.1°C.
Population
Many inhabitants are descendants of Greek refugees from the village of Kosti in Bulgaria.
The historical evolution of the population of Lagadas town is as follows:
Census | Population |
1940 | 5,859 |
1951 | 7,660 |
1961 | 6,752 |
1971 | 6,708 |
1981 | 7,589 |
1991 | 6,280 |
2001 | 7,259 |
2011 | 7,764 |
2021 | 8,447 |
Notable natives
- Stavros Tzanis, fighter of the Revolution of 1821
- Zübeyde Hanım (1857–1923), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother
- Christos Dremlis, Macedonian warlord
- Antonis Remos, singer
- Ιlias Klonaridis, singer
Transport
North of Lagkadas passes the Egnatia Odos (junction 24) connecting it with Thessaloniki. Lagkadas is connected to Thessaloniki by line 83 of OASTH (public buses).
References
- ^ Municipality of Lagadas, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Thermal Springs Lagkada (Thessaloniki) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor.
- ^ "Meteo.gr: Ξεπέρασε τους 47 βαθμούς η θερμοκρασία τη Τρίτη 03/08 - Σε 205 περιοχές ήταν μεγαλύτερη των 40 βαθμών".
- ^ Censuses, Digital Library ELSTAT