Madytos

Madytos
Μάδυτος
Madytos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°37′N 23°34′E / 40.617°N 23.567°E / 40.617; 23.567
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityVolvi
Area
  Municipal unit89.909 km2 (34.714 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
2,045
  Municipal unit density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Madytos (Greek: Μάδυτος) is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,045 in 2021. The municipal unit has an area of 89.909 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Nea Madytos. The town takes its name from the ancient Greek city of Madytus at the shore of Hellespont.