Amphipolis (municipality)

Amfipoli Αμφίπολη
Municipality
Amfipolis municipality
Amfipoli Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°49′6″N 23°50′24″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Government
• Mayor	Stergios Frastanlis[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	411.7 km^2 (159.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	152.1 km^2 (58.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	7,186
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	2,170
• Municipal unit density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
• Community	163
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ
Website	dimos-amfipolis.gr

Amphipolis (Greek: Αμφίπολη, Amfípoli) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit of Greece. The municipality is named after the ancient city of the same name. The seat of the municipality is Rodolivos.^[3]

Municipality

The municipality Amfipoli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

• Amfipoli
• Kormista
• Proti
• Rodolivos

The municipality has an area of 411.773 km², the municipal unit 152.088 km².^[4] The municipal unit Amfipoli consists of the communities Amfipoli, Mesolakkia, Nea Kerdylia and Palaiokomi.^[3]

References

1. Municipality of Amfipoli, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
2. "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.
3. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "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.