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Platanos
Central Macedoniavillage
Total population
806
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Central Macedonia, Greece, Platanos is classified as a small village in public datasets. Public datasets list a population of roughly 806. The settlement sits at 40.567°, 22.549°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 70.4°F and lows near 51.2°F, together with about 30.9 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,575 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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
- Pygmy cormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) · Aves514
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves481
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves477
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves474
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves472
- Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves468
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves459
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves444
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2025-04-195 km W of Kassándreia, Greece
- M 4 — 2024-12-243 km SW of Néa Poteídaia, Greece
- M 4.1 — 2024-11-117 km W of Néa Poteídaia, Greece
- M 4.6 — 2024-11-035 km WSW of Néa Fókaia, Greece
- M 5.2 — 2024-11-0310 km SW of Néa Poteídaia, Greece
- M 3.9 — 2024-10-319 km WSW of Néa Fókaia, 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
- Kydonia1.6 mi away
- Prasinada1.9 mi away · pop. 366
- Trikala2.2 mi away · pop. 1,710
- Kypseli3.1 mi away · pop. 437
- Palaiochora3.2 mi away
- Niselloudi3.8 mi away
- Paliampela4.5 mi away · pop. 266
- Platy5.2 mi away
- Lianovergi5.3 mi away
- Neos Prodromos6.4 mi away · pop. 181
- Agia Triada6.8 mi away · pop. 332
- Καψοχώρι6.8 mi away
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 Platanos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
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