Petra ( el, Πέτρα) is a former municipality in Pieria regional unit,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Katerini Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Pieria regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 219.318 km². The population was 4,888 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in

Mesaia Milia Mesaia Milia ( el, Μεσαία Μηλιά) is a village of the Katerini municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Petra, of which it was the seat. The 2011 census recorded 352 inhabitants in the vil ...

. Petra is also the name of a small settlement in the community

Foteina Foteina ( el, Φωτεινά) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Petra, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 358 residents ...

, that had a population of 37 in 2011.

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*Travels in northern Greece By William Martin Leake page 337 Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) Katerini {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub