Ganochora
community
Name localΓανόχωρα
PeriphCentral Macedonia
PeriphunitPieria
MunicipalityKaterini
MunicunitKaterini
Population656
Population as of2021
Elevation65
Coordinates40°18.5′N 22°30′E
Postal code601 50
Area code+30-2351
LicenceKN
Caption skylineThe community hall of Ganochora

Ganochora (Greek: Γανόχωρα) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Katerini, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 656 inhabitants in the village.[2]

History

Ganochora was established by refugees from the cities in Eastern Thrace: Ganos and Chora that settled in the area after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette
  2. ^ census21