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Aridaia
Central Macedoniatown
Total population
5,600
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Central Macedonia, Greece, Aridaia is a small town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 5,600. Aridaia maps to 40.976°, 22.061° — squarely within the temperate belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,575 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 67.4°F and lows near 49°F and about 28 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves30
- Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia28
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves24
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves24
- Natalie's RamondaRamonda nathaliae Pancic & Petrovic · Magnoliopsida22
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves22
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves21
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771 · Aves20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2023-05-133 km NW of Vergína, Greece
- M 4.5 — 2022-01-1110 km NNW of Ammochóri, Greece
- M 4.7 — 2022-01-117 km N of Flórina, Greece
- M 4.4 — 2022-01-118 km SE of Bistrica, North Macedonia
- M 4.3 — 2022-01-097 km N of Flórina, Greece
- M 4 — 2022-01-09Greece
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Central Macedonia
- Dorothea1.4 mi away · pop. 633
- Agathi2.3 mi away · pop. 32
- Aloros3.6 mi away · pop. 464
- Chrysi3.6 mi away · pop. 395
- Voreino3.8 mi away · pop. 871
- Garefi4 mi away · pop. 736
- Neochori4.1 mi away · pop. 469
- Lykostomo4.2 mi away · pop. 395
- Milia4.5 mi away · pop. 677
- Megaplatanos5.2 mi away · pop. 310
- Monastiraki5.6 mi away
- Margarita6.7 mi away · pop. 209
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority
- ELSTAT code
- 1002010101
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,679
- Wikidata
- Q657852
ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority — ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116