Thermaikos
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Thermaikos was a municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It compirised of the suburbs of Peraia
Peraia, Thessaloniki
Peraia is a suburb of Thessaloniki, located southeast of the city centre, along the coast of the Thermaic Gulf. GR-16 is located to the east and formerly passed through Peraia. Peraia is part of the municipality Thermaikos.-History:...

, Neoi Epivates (Baxe
Bahçe Çiflik
Bahçe Çiflik or Baxe Tsifliki was an area near Thessaloniki. Today Bahçe Çiflik and Baxe Tsifliki is known as Neoi Epivates in the municipality of Thermaikos in the Thessaloniki Prefecture....

) and Agia Triada, of which had a population of 20,253 (2001). Today Thermaikos has become a suburb of its own, stretching for 10 km along the southeastern coast of the Thermaic Gulf
Thermaic Gulf
The Thermaic Gulf is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki . It was named after the ancient town of Therma, which was situated on the northeast coast of the gulf...

 and is also a municipal unit of the new municipality of the same name. The seat of the municipality is in Peraia
Peraia, Thessaloniki
Peraia is a suburb of Thessaloniki, located southeast of the city centre, along the coast of the Thermaic Gulf. GR-16 is located to the east and formerly passed through Peraia. Peraia is part of the municipality Thermaikos.-History:...

.

Municipality

The municipality of Thermaikos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
  • Epanomi
    Epanomi
    Epanomi is a town and was a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Thermaikos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 25 km away from the city center of Thessaloniki...

  • Michaniona
    Michaniona
    Michaniona was a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, the town/suburb is part of the municipality of Thermaikos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,425 . The seat of the municipality was in Nea Michaniona and included the...

  • Thermaikos
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