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Kardia
Central Macedoniatown
Total population
1,437
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kardia, a small town in Central Macedonia, Greece, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 40.468°, 22.994°. Around 1,437 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 67°F and lows near 53.5°F, alongside about 24.4 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). 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. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves972
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves654
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves556
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves511
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves472
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves418
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves413
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves384
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-03-257 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-1310 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.9 — 2025-09-2210 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2025-06-1624 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece
- M 4.4 — 2025-06-105 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4 — 2025-06-079 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece
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
- Kato Scholari3.3 mi away · pop. 1,639
- Perea4.3 mi away · pop. 18,326
- Agios Antonios5.6 mi away
- Thermi5.7 mi away
- Triadi6.2 mi away · pop. 600
- Nea Kerasia6.5 mi away · pop. 1,105
- Agia Triada6.6 mi away
- Vasilika7.5 mi away · pop. 4,163
- Panorama8.4 mi away
- Angelochori8.6 mi away
- Kiourktsoglou8.9 mi away
- Agios Pavlos9.5 mi away · pop. 599
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kardia, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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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