Makrygialos (, 'Long Beach') is a coastal village and a former municipal district in Pieria regional unit,

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. It lies 21 km away from the town of Katerini Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality

Pydna-Kolindros Pydna–Kolindros (, ''Pýdna-Kolindrós'') is a municipality in the Pieria (regional unit), Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aiginio. The municipality has an area of 339.525 km2. Municipa ...

, of which it is a municipal community. The 2021 census recorded 1,495 people in Makrygialos. The village is a tourist resort and many of the inhabitants are Pontians.

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Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) Pydna-Kolindros {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub