# Lagkadas
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{{Short description|Town in Central Macedonia, Greece}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Lagkadas
|name_local = Λαγκαδάς
|type = municipality
|image_coa =
|image_map = 2011 Dimos Langada.png
|periph = [Central Macedonia](/source/Central_Macedonia)
|periphunit = [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki_(regional_unit))
|pop_municipality = 37022
|area_municipality = 1222.7
|pop_municunit = 19339
|area_municunit = 197.411
|pop_community = 8447
|area_community = 31.761
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_ref =
|coordinates = {{coord|40|45|N|23|04|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|licence =
|website = http://www.lagadas.gr
|image_skyline = Langadas from 5km altitude - SlaRos Project - Mission 1.jpg
|caption_skyline = An aerial picture of Lagkadas.
|city_flag =
|city_seal =
|districts =
|mayor = Niki Andreadou[[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9034/ Municipality of Lagadas, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior]
|party =
|since = 2023
|elevation = 113
}}
'''Lagkadas''' ({{langx|el|Λαγκαδάς}}, {{Transliteration|el|Lagkadás}}) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of [Thessaloniki regional unit](/source/Thessaloniki_(regional_unit)), [Greece](/source/Greece). There are 37,022 residents in the municipality and 8,447 of them live in the community of Lagkadas (2021).[
Lagkadas is located northeast of [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki), at a distance of about 20 km from its center and at an altitude of about 130m, in the center of the valley of [Mygdonia](/source/Mygdonia), through which [Alexander the Great](/source/Alexander_the_Great) passed at his campaigns and also the [Apostle Paul](/source/Apostle_Paul) towards Thessaloniki and [Athens](/source/Athens). The climate is continental. Nearby is [Lake Koroneia](/source/Lake_Koroneia) (or Lake Lagkada). The inhabitants of Lagkadas participated in the [revolution of 1821](/source/Greek_Revolution_of_1821), with the most famous fighter being Stavros Tzanis, who took part in many battles in southern Greece. The consequence was the destruction of the town in retaliation. During the [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle), the people of Lagkadas offered a lot, with the main Macedonian warrior, the chief Christos Dremlis.
==Municipality==
The municipality of Lagkadas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:][{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_(Greece))}}]
*[Assiros](/source/Assiros)
*[Kallindoia](/source/Kallindoia)
*[Koroneia](/source/Koroneia%2C_Thessaloniki)
*[Lachanas](/source/Lachanas)
*Lagkadas
*[Sochos](/source/Sochos)
*[Vertiskos](/source/Vertiskos)
The municipality of Langadas has an area of 1,222.65 km2, the municipal unit Lagkadas has an area of 197.411 km2, and the community Lagkadas has an area of 31.761 km2.[{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}] Lagkadas is well known for the famous thermal spa[{{cite web |title=Thermal Springs Lagkada (Thessaloniki) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) |url=https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g189473-d6612772-Reviews-Thermal_Springs_Lagkada-Thessaloniki_Thessaloniki_Region_Central_Macedonia.html |website=TripAdvisor |language=en}}]
==Climate==
Lagkadas has a continental climate with significant temperature variations between winter and summer. On the 3rd of August 2021 the station of the [National Observatory of Athens](/source/National_Observatory_of_Athens) in Lagkadas registered 47.1 °C.[{{cite web |url=https://meteo.gr/article_view.cfm?entryID=1855 | title= Ξεπέρασε τους 47 βαθμούς η θερμοκρασία τη Τρίτη 03/08 - Σε 205 περιοχές ήταν μεγαλύτερη των 40 βαθμών | publisher=[National Observatory of Athens](/source/National_Observatory_of_Athens) | access-date=3 August 2022}}][{{cite web | url=https://meteosearch.meteo.gr/data/list-station-files720.cfm | title=meteo.gr : Σταθμός: Λαγκαδάς Θεσσαλονίκης }}]
==Population==
Many inhabitants are descendants of Greek refugees from the village of [Kosti](/source/Kosti%2C_Burgas_Province) in Bulgaria.
The historical evolution of the population of Lagadas town is as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center;"
| colspan="1" align="center" | '''Census''' [[http://dlib.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/categoryyears?p_cat=10007862&p_topic=10007862 Censuses], Digital Library ELSTAT]
|'''Population'''
|-
| align="center" |1940
| align="right" |5,859
|-
| align="center" |1951
| align="right" |7,660
|-
| align="center" |1961
| align="right" |6,752
|-
| align="center" |1971
| align="right" |6,708
|-
| align="center" |1981
| align="right" |7,589
|-
| align="center" |1991
| align="right" |6,280
|-
| align="center" |2001
| align="right" |7,259
|-
| align="center" |2011
| align="right" |7,764
|-
| align="center" |2021
| align="right" |8,447
|}
==Notable natives==
* Stavros Tzanis, fighter of the Revolution of 1821
*[Zübeyde Hanım](/source/Z%C3%BCbeyde_Han%C4%B1m) (1857–1923), [Mustafa Kemal Atatürk](/source/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk)'s mother
* Christos Dremlis, Macedonian warlord
*[Antonis Remos](/source/Antonis_Remos), singer
==Transport==
North of Lagkadas passes the [Egnatia Odos](/source/A2_motorway_(Greece)) (junction 24) connecting it with [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki). Lagkadas is connected to Thessaloniki by line 83 of [OASTH](/source/OASTH) (public buses).
==References==
{{Kallikratis-Central Macedonia}}
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Category:Municipalities of Central Macedonia
Category:Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)
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