Pylaia
Pylaia
Πυλαία | |
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St Elias of Pylaia | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′N 22°59′E / 40.600°N 22.983°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Pylaia-Chortiatis |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 24.379 km2 (9.413 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 36,843 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pylaia (Greek: Πυλαία, romanized: Pylaía) is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki Prefecture of Greece. In the 2011 local government reform, Thessaloniki Prefecture became the regional unit of Thessaloniki (without boundary changes), and Pylaia became a part of the new municipality of Pylaia-Chortiatis. Pylaia continues under its old boundaries as a municipal unit within Pylaia-Chortiatis.
Pylaia covers 24.379 km2 with 4.5 km of coastline extending along the shores of the Thermaic Gulf and had a population of 36,843 at the 2021 census. Pylaia is relatively sparsely populated for a municipal unit within the Thessaloniki Urban Area.