Pella (municipality)
Pella
Πέλλα | |
|---|---|
Statue of Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and carrying a winged statue of Nike (Alexander the Great Square). | |
Pella | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 22°24′E / 40.783°N 22.400°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Seat | Giannitsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efstathios Fountoukidis (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 669.2 km2 (258.4 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 57,039 |
| • Density | 85.23/km2 (220.8/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,661 |
| • Municipal unit density | 49.75/km2 (128.8/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 580 05 |
| Area code | 23820 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΕ |
| Website | www |
Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit. On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.