Dion-Olympos (Greek: Δίον-Όλυμπος, Díon-Ólympos) is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro.[3] The municipality has an area of 495.314 km2.[4]

Dion-Olympos
Δίον-Όλυμπος
Dion-Olympos is located in Greece
Dion-Olympos
Dion-Olympos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°06′N 22°30′E / 40.100°N 22.500°E / 40.100; 22.500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPieria
Government
 • MayorEvangelos Geroliolios[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality
495.3 km2 (191.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
23,955
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.dion-olympos.gr

Municipality

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The municipality Dion-Olympos was formed as part of the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Municipality of Dion – Olympos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.