Kilkis
Kilkis
Κιλκίς | |
|---|---|
The town in winter | |
Kilkis | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′37″N 22°52′30″E / 40.9937°N 22.875°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitrios Kyriakidis (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,599.6 km2 (617.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 319.8 km2 (123.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 45,308 |
| • Density | 28.325/km2 (73.360/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 27,493 |
| • Municipal unit density | 85.97/km2 (222.7/sq mi) |
| • Community | 24,130 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 611 00 |
| Area code | 23410 |
| Vehicle registration | NI, ΚΙ* |
| Website | www.e-kilkis.gr |
Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς; Bulgarian and Macedonian: Кукуш) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021, there were 24,130 people living in the city proper, 27,493 people living in the municipal unit, and 45,308 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.
The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, World War I, World War II, the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War.