Nea Santa
Nea Santa (Greek: Νέα Σάντα, old name Volovot until 1926), is a small town in Kilkis regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. The community Nea Santa (pop. 1,582 in 2021) consists of the villages Nea Santa and Panteleimon. Nea Santa is south of the city of Kilkis in the Kilkis municipality.
The town was re-settled by Greek refugees from the Pontus in the 1920s, and was named after the Santa region of the Pontus (now Dumanlı).
Nea Santa is close to a small industrial area providing home to few companies in the areas of textiles, plastics, processed food and industrial machinery.
The 71st Airmobile Brigade "Pontos" is also located there.
References
- ^ "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.
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