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Paleochori
Central Macedoniavillage
Total population
1,507
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Central Macedonia, Greece, Paleochori occupies its own corner of the country. It is home to roughly 1,507 residents. The settlement sits at 40.493°, 23.650°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,566 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Long-fingered batMyotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837) · Mammalia134
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves34
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves28
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves25
- Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves19
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves19
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves17
- Hoary Rock-rose [Cistus incanus]Cistus creticus L. · Magnoliopsida17
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
- Arnea2.9 mi away · pop. 2,253
- Varvara5.3 mi away · pop. 613
- Taxiarchis8.2 mi away · pop. 1,070
- Modi9.5 mi away · pop. 449
- Olympiada9.8 mi away · pop. 649
- Gomati10.2 mi away · pop. 541
- Marathoussac10.4 mi away · pop. 515
- Paleochora10.4 mi away · pop. 895
- Kelli10.6 mi away
- Riza10.9 mi away · pop. 599
- Pyrgadikia11.5 mi away · pop. 331
- Rentina11.5 mi away · pop. 182
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 Paleochori, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org