Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration Ν Local time Wednesday 6:48 AM Area code +30231 Regional unit Thessaloniki | Elevation 5 m (16 ft) Postal code 561 21, 561 23 Website www.ampelokipoi.gr Municipality Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Administrative region Central Macedonia | |
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Ampelokipoi (Greek: Αμπελόκηποι, "vineyards") is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit. The population was 37,381 in 2011, with a land area of 1.803 km². Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.
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Map of Ampelokipoi, Greece
Neighbouring municipalities
Thessaloniki, Menemeni, Evosmos, Stavroupoli, Neapoli.
Sport activities
The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for Olympic Games of 2004.
Education
The municipality has many problems in this sector because of the lack of school buildings and overpopulation.