Kastanas ( el, Καστανάς, ) is a village of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of

Koufalia Koufalia ( el, Κουφάλια) is a municipal unit and a town of the Chalkidona municipality. Koufalia is the seat of the municipality of Chalkidona. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a municipality. Administrative division The mu ...

. The 2011 census recorded 630 inhabitants in the village. Kastanas is a part of the community of

Prochoma Prochoma ( el, Πρόχωμα, ) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Koufalia, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 1,214 ...

History

The population of Kastanas consists mainly of Greek refugees from

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, but there are also smaller numbers of

Sarakatsani The Sarakatsani ( el, Σαρακατσάνοι, also written Karakachani, bg, каракачани) are an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring ...

and Greek refugees from

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. The village was formerly known as Kara Oglu ( el, Καρά Ογλού, , from tr, Kara Oğlu).

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{{Authority control Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)

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