Xirochori
Ξηροχώρι
Xirochori is located in Greece
Xirochori
Xirochori
Coordinates: 40°48′11″N 22°46′48″E / 40.803°N 22.780°E / 40.803; 22.780
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityChalkidona
Municipal unitAgios Athanasios, Thessaloniki
Elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Rural
647
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 11
Area code(s)+30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationNAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Xirochori (Greek: Ξηροχώρι, before 1926: Γιόρδινον - Giordinon,[2] ) is a community and a village in the municipal unit of Agios Athanasios in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The community is 25 km north-northwest of downtown Thessaloniki.

The community consists of two villages: Xirochori and Baleika. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 602, with the village of Xirochori having 567 of those and Baleika 35.[3]

References

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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