Kolindros
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Kolindros
|name_local = Κολινδρός
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Kolindrou.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
| periph = Central Macedonia
| periphunit = Pieria
|municipality = Pydna-Kolindros
|pop_municunit = 2914
|population_as_of = 2021
|area_municunit = 124.639
|pop_community = 2255
|area_community = 47.856
|elevation = 280
|coordinates = {{coord|40|29|N|22|29|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code =
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|licence = KN
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Kolindros ({{langx|el|Κολινδρός}}) is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, in Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of 124.639 km2, the community 47.856 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 }} In 2021, the municipal unit had a population of 2,914 residents. The community of Kolindros, consisting of the settlement of Kolindros and that of Paliampela, has a population of 2,255 residents.
Notable people
International relations
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Kolindros is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, alongside with:{{cite web |title=Charter members|url=https://www.europeancharter.eu/chartermembers/|website=europeancharter.eu|publisher=Charter of European Rural Communities|access-date=2020-01-10}}
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See also
References
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Category:Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)
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