Vasilika ( el, Βασιλικά) is a community and a municipal unit of the Thermi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform the municipal unit of Vasilika was an independent municipality, with the respective community being the seat. The 2011 census recorded 4,200 inhabitants in the community and 9,911 inhabitants in the municipal unit. The community of Vasilika covers an area of 56.81 km² while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 200.336 km². According to the statistics of

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lived in the village in 1900. Kanchov, Vasil, ,

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, 1900, book 2, p. 1. Written as "Василика". (in Bulgarian)

Administrative division

The community of Vasilika consists of two separate settlements: * Lakkia (population 438) *Vasilika (population 3,762) The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.

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{{Thermi div Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)

Administrative division

See also

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