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Thessaloníki

Central Macedonia · Greece
City population
317,778
#2
in Greece
#1
in Central Macedonia
#1,803
worldwide
AthensThessaloníki
40.641, 22.935 · 303 km from Athens
City population
317,778
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Greece
#2
of 117 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,803
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Greece
3.1%
of the national population

About Thessaloníki

Thessaloníki is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece with a population of 317,778. It is the 2nd largest of the 117 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Greece, and the 1,803rd largest worldwide. It lies 303 km from Athens.

Position in Greece
#2of 117
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Macedonia
#1of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Greece
Region
Central Macedonia
Rank in region
#1of 22
Distance to capital
303 km
to Athens
Time zone
Europe/Athens
Coordinates
40.641, 22.935
Record updated
2025-09-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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