Pella (municipality)

For the modern town in the municipality, see Pella (town). For the capital of ancient Macedonia, see Pella. For other uses, see Pella (disambiguation).

Pella Πέλλα
Municipality
Statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and carrying a winged statue of Nike (Alexander the Great Square).
Pella Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°47′N 22°24′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Government
• Mayor	Efstathios Fountoukidis[1] (since 2023)
Area
• Municipality	669.2 km^2 (258.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	113.8 km^2 (43.9 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	57,039
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	5,661
• Municipal unit density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
• Community	2,050
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	580 05
Area code(s)	23820
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ
Website	www.giannitsa.gr

Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit.^[3] On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.

Municipality

The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

• Giannitsa
• Krya Vrysi
• Kyrros
• Megas Alexandros
• Pella (town)

The municipality has an area of 669.220 km², the municipal unit 113.819 km².^[4] The municipality has a population of 57,093 (2021 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is Giannitsa (population 30,498 at the 2021 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi (pop. 4,374), Mylotopos (pop. 1,831), Pella (town) (pop. 2,050), Galatades (pop. 1,628), Karyotissa (pop. 1,605), Aravissos (pop. 1,170) and Ampeleíai (pop. 1,003).

Famous people

• Alexander the Great (356–323BC) King of Macedon at its height
• Philip II of Macedon Father of Alexander the great and king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC.
• Krste Misirkov (1874–1926), a philologist and publicist.

See also

• Archaeological Museum of Pella

References

1. Municipality of Pella, 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.