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Sochos ( el, Σοχός, , bg, Сухо) is a community and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki 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 Lagkadas
Lagkadas ( el, Λαγκαδάς, ) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas.
Lagkadas is located northeast o ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The community of Sochos covers an area of 153.042 km2 while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 281.518 km2.
Geography
Location
Sochos lies on a plateau of an altitude of about 600m above sea level, that is 15 km north ofLake Volvi
Lake Volvi ( el, Λίμνη Βόλβη - ''Límni Vólvi'') is located at the root of the Chalkidiki peninsula, in the Thessaloniki regional unit of Greece. It is the second largest lake in the country at length and width. The area is 68 k ...
. The forest area of Vertiskos Mountain begins at the outskirts of the settlement.
Administrative division
The municipal unit Sochos is subdivided into the following communities: *Sochos * Kryoneri * AskosPopulation
The population of the community of Sochos was 3,093 people as of 2011. The population of the municipal unit was 5,830.See also
*Langadas
Lagkadas ( el, Λαγκαδάς, ) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas.
Lagkadas is located northeast o ...
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