Chalkidiki

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Chalkidiki Prefecture Νομός Χαλκιδικής

Periphery	Central Macedonia
Capital	Polygyros
Population	109,587 (2005)Ranked 33rd
Area	2,918 km² Ranked 17th
Population density	37.6/km²Ranked 42nd
Number of municipalities	14
Postal codes	63x xx
Area codes	237x0, 23990
Licence plate code	ΧΚ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-59
Website	www.halkidiki.com

Chalkidiki, also Halkidiki or Chalcidice, less often Khalkidiki and rarely Chalkidice (Greek: Χαλκιδική, IPA: [xalkiði'ki]), is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the southeastern portion of Central Macedonia. The Cholomontas or the Cholomon mountains lie in the northcentral part. It consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three "fingers" – Pallene (now Kassandra), Sithonia, and Agion Oros (the ancient Acte), which contains Mount Athos and its monasteries.

In ancient times, Chalkidiki was part of Thrace. The first Greek settlers in this area came from Chalcis (Halkis) and Eretria, cities in Euboea, around the eighth century BC who founded cities such as Mende, Torone and Scione; a second wave came from Andros in the sixth century BC. The ancient city of Stageira was the birthplace of the great philosopher Aristotle.

The capital of Chalkidiki is the city of Polygyros, located in the center of the peninsula.

In June 2003, at the holiday resort Porto Carras located in Neos Marmaras, Sithonia, European Union leaders presented the first draft of the European constitution. See History of the European Constitution for developments after this point.

The only prefectural boundary is with the Thessaloniki prefecture located to the north.

1 Television
2 Transport
3 Ancient sites
4 Municipalities
5 Notable residents
6 External links

[edit] Television

Chalkidiki TV - Nea Moudania
Super TV - Nea Moudania

[edit] Transport

GR-18, NW, W, SW, Cen., NE
Chalkidiki has no railroads

[edit] Ancient sites

[edit] Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Anthemountas	5201	Galatista	630 73	23710-32
Arnaia	5202		630 47	23720-2
Kallikrateia	5204	Nea Kallikrateia	630 80	23990-2
Kassandra	5205	Kassandreia	630 77	23990-2
Moudania	5206	Nea Moudania	632 00	23730-2
Ormylia	5207		630 71	23710-41
Palaiochori	5215	630 74	23720 -41
Pallini	5208	Chaniotis	630 85	23740-5
Panagia	5209	Megali Panagia	620 76	23730-3
Polygyros	5210		631 00	23710-2
Sithonia	5211	Nikiti	630 88	23750-2
Stagira-Akanthos	5212	Ierissos	630 72	23770-2
Toroni	5213	Sykia	630 72	23750-41
Triglia	5214	Nea Triglia	630 79	23750-5
Zervochoria	5203	Palaiochora	630 73	23710-6