Anthidona

Anthidona Ανθηδόνα
Municipal unit
Anthidona Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°29′N 23°27′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Euboea
Municipality	Chalcis
Area
• Municipal unit	137.3 km^2 (53.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	7,286
• Municipal unit density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Community	1,062
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΧΑ

Anthidona (Greek: Ανθηδόνα) is a former municipality in the Euboea regional unit, Greece. It was named after the ancient Boeotian city Anthedon. During the 2011 local government reform, it became a municipal unit of Chalcis.^[2] The population was 7,286 inhabitants at the 2021 census,^[1] and the land area is 137.266 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Drosia. Although part of the Euboea regional unit, it is not located on the island Euboea, but on the mainland, attached to the northeastern part of Boeotia.

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "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.

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