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Megali Panagia
Central Macedoniatown
Total population
2,727
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Megali Panagia, a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Megali Panagia maps to 40.444°, 23.680° — squarely within the temperate belt. It is home to roughly 2,727 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,566 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves32
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves25
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves23
- Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17
- Hoary Rock-rose [Cistus incanus]Cistus creticus L. · Magnoliopsida17
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves16
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves16
- Sage-leaved Rock-roseCistus salviifolius L. · Magnoliopsida15
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 4.1 — 2025-08-126 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
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
- Paleochori3.7 mi away · pop. 1,507
- Neochori4.4 mi away · pop. 852
- Arnea5.3 mi away · pop. 2,253
- Gomati6.9 mi away · pop. 541
- Pyrgadikia7.8 mi away · pop. 331
- Metangitsi8.4 mi away · pop. 767
- Taxiarchis8.4 mi away · pop. 1,070
- Kelli8.4 mi away
- Varvara8.7 mi away · pop. 613
- Ierissos10.9 mi away · pop. 3,046
- Olympiada11.5 mi away · pop. 649
- Paleochora12.6 mi away · pop. 895
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 Megali Panagia, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority
- ELSTAT code
- 1302030101
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,367
- Wikidata
- Q3394303
ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116
Sources
- • 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