Xirochori

Xirochori (Greek: Ξηροχώρι, before 1926: Γιόρδινον - Giordinon,[1] ) is a community and a village in the municipal unit of Agios Athanasios in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The community is 25 km north-northwest of downtown Thessaloniki.

The community consists of two villages: Xirochori and Baleika. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 602 with the village of Xirochori having 567 of those and Baleika 35.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  2. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Coordinates: 40°48′11″N 22°46′48″E / 40.803°N 22.780°E / 40.803; 22.780


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