Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia,

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. The capital of the municipality is

Giannitsa Giannitsa ( el, Γιαννιτσά , in English also Yannitsa, Yenitsa) is the largest city in the regional unit of Pella and the capital of the Pella municipality, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. The municipal unit Gian ...

, the largest town of the regional unit. On the site of the ancient city of

Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit ...

is the

Archaeological Museum of Pella The Archaeological Museum of Pella ( el, Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πέλλας) is a museum in Pella in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia. The building was designed by architect Kostas Skroumpellos and is on the site o ...

Municipality

The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *

* Krya Vrysi *

Kyrros Kyrros ( el, Κύρρος; in classical contexts also transliterated ''Cyrrhus'') is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pella, of which it is a municipal ...

* Megas Alexandros *

Pella (town) Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is a small town in the Pella (municipality) in the Pella (regional unit), Pella regional unit of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Pella is built on a hill at a distance of one kilometre from the road Thessaloniki - ...

The municipality has an area of 669.220 km², the municipal unit 113.819 km². The

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

has a population of 63,122 (2011 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is

(population 29,789 at the 2011 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi (pop. 6,535), Mylotopos (pop. 2,605),

(pop. 2,450), Galatades (pop. 2,339), Karyotissa (pop. 1,999),

Aravissos Aravissos ( el, Αραβησσός) is a village in Pella, Greece. The village lies at the foot of Mount Paiko and is 11 km northwest of Giannitsa. History The name of the village, which belonged to the community of Asiar Bey, was originally O ...

(pop. 1,800), Ampeleíai (pop. 1,095), Melíssion (983), Pentaplátanon (956), and Paralímni (816).

Famous people

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

(356–323BC) King of Macedon at its height *

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

Father of Alexander the great and king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. *

Krste Misirkov Krste Petkov Misirkov ( bg, Кръсте (Кръстьо) Петков Мисирков; mk, Крсте Петков Мисирков, ; 18 November 1874 – 26 July 1926) was a philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer from the regio ...

(1874–1926), a philologist and publicist.

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{{Authority control Municipalities of Central Macedonia ar:بيلا، بيلا

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