Arnaia

Municipal unit in Greece

Arnaia Αρναία
Municipal unit
Street in Arnaia
40°29′N 23°36′E / 40.483°N 23.600°E / 40.483; 23.600
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Chalkidiki
Municipality	Aristotelis
Area
• Municipal unit	288.739 km² (111.483 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	5,564
• Municipal unit density	19/km² (50/sq mi)
• Community	2,159
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	631 00
Area code(s)	23710
Vehicle registration	ΧΚ

Arnaia (Greek: Αρναία, before 1928: Λιαρίγκοβη - Liarigkovi, or Lerigovo^[2]) is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aristotelis, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 288.739 km².^[4] Population 5,564 (2021). The History and Folklore Museum of Arnaia is located in the town.

Subdivisions

Subdivisions of the municipal unit (population in 2011 between square brackets):

Arnaia [ 2,159 ]
Varvara [ 539 ]
Neochori [ 696 ]
Palaiochori [ 1,262 ]
Stanos [ 908 ]

References

^ "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.