Sithonia
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Sithonia (), also known as Longos, is a peninsula and part of the larger peninsula of Chalkidiki in Greece. The Kassandra Peninsula lies to the west of Sithonia and the Mount Athos peninsula to the east. Sithonia is also the name of a municipality, covering the Sithonia Peninsula. The seat of the municipality is the town Nikiti.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Sithonia
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Σιθωνία
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Sithonias.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chalkidiki
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 12080
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 516.8
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 8750
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 322.9
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΚ
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Klimataria_beach,_Sithonia,_Greece.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Klimataria beach
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Ioannis Mallinis
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2023
- Greek Dimos.seat
- Nikiti
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 514.7
- Image
- NeosMarmarasMarina.jpg
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Sithonia (), also known as Longos, is a peninsula and part of the larger peninsula of Chalkidiki in Greece. The Kassandra Peninsula lies to the west of Sithonia and the Mount Athos peninsula to the east. Sithonia is also the name of a municipality, covering the Sithonia Peninsula. The seat of the municipality is the town Nikiti.
==Geography== thumb|left|Sithonia, beach of Kalamitsi left|thumb|Panorama of Nikiti thumb|Elia Beach thumb|Ormos Panagias thumb|Sunrise in Vourvourou
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