Strymonian Gulf
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The Strymonian or Strymonic Gulf (Greek:Στρυμονικός Κόλπος, Strymonikos Kolpos) in [Greece]] is a branch of the Thracian Sea
—itself part of the Aegean Sea
—lying east of the Chalcidice
peninsula and south of Serres
. The official name is Orfano Gulf (Κόλπος Ορφανού).
The river Strymon
empties into the gulf.
The largest towns of the Strymonic Gulf, with the administrative divisions:
Three mountains are the natural border of the Gulf, to the north-east Pangaio
, to the north Kerdylio and to the south Stratoni.
Thracian Sea
thumb|250px|Map of the Aegean Sea. Thracian Sea is shown in its top.The Thracian Sea is a sea that is part of the Aegean Sea and forms the northernmost point of the sea. Regions surrounding the sea are Macedonia and Thrace as well as northwestern Turkey. The entire stretch of the sea lies north...
—itself part of the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
—lying east of the Chalcidice
Chalcidice
Chalkidiki, also Halkidiki, Chalcidice or Chalkidike , is a peninsula in northern Greece, and one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia. The autonomous Mount Athos region is part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit...
peninsula and south of Serres
Serres Prefecture
Serres is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Serres. The total population reaches just over 200,000.-Geography:...
. The official name is Orfano Gulf (Κόλπος Ορφανού).
The river Strymon
Struma River
The Struma or Strymónas is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymōn . Its catchment area is 10,800 km²...
empties into the gulf.
The largest towns of the Strymonic Gulf, with the administrative divisions:
- AsprovaltaAsprovaltaAsprovalta is a town in the prefecture of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. It was the seat of the Agios Georgios municipality. Since the implementation of the Kallikratis Plan in January 2011, Asprovalta belongs to the Municipality of Volvi. Its population numbers 3640 people....
, StavrosVolvi (municipality)Volvi is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros. It was named after Lake Volvi.-Municipality:...
(Thessaloniki regional unit, Central MacedoniaCentral MacedoniaCentral Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the region of Macedonia. With a population of over 1.8 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica.- Administration :...
); - OrfaniOrfaniOrfani is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has a population 5,140 . The seat of the municipality...
(Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and ThraceEast Macedonia and ThraceEast Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace....
); - OlympiadaStagira-AkanthosStagira-Akanthos is 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. Population 8,781 . The seat of the former municipality was in Ierissos, which is also the seat of the municipality...
, Stratoni (Chalkidiki regional unit, Central Macedonia); - Nea KerdyliaAmphipolisAmphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river Strymon where it emerged from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m. from the Aegean Sea. Founded in...
, AmfipoliAmphipolisAmphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river Strymon where it emerged from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m. from the Aegean Sea. Founded in...
(Serres regional unit, Central Macedonia).
Three mountains are the natural border of the Gulf, to the north-east Pangaio
Pangaio
Pangaio is a municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, Greece, named after the Pangaion hills. The seat of the municipality is in Eleftheroupoli.-Municipality:...
, to the north Kerdylio and to the south Stratoni.