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Irakleia, Serres

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Country
  
Greece

Vehicle registration
  
ΕΡ

Area
  
448.8 km²

Administrative region
  
Central Macedonia

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Website
  
www.dimosiraklias.gr

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:01 AM

Regional unit
  
Serres

Irakleia, Serres

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 61% Humidity

Irakleia (Greek: Ηράκλεια, before 1926: Τζουμαγιά - Tzoumagia) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Population 21,145 (2011). The seat of the municipality is the town of Irakleia, which was formerly known as "Lower Jumaya" (in Turkish: Barakli Cuma or Cuma-i Zir ("Lower Juma" in Ottoman Turkish); in Bulgarian: Долна Джумая, Dolna Dzhumaya; and in Aromanian: Giumala de Jos).

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Map of Iraklia 624 00, Greece

Municipality

The municipality Irakleia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

  • Irakleia
  • Skotoussa
  • Strymoniko
  • The municipality has an area of 451.499 km2, the municipal unit 195.216 km2.

    References

    Irakleia, Serres Wikipedia