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Thessaloníki
City population
317,778
#2
in Greece
#1
in Central Macedonia
#1,803
worldwide
40.641, 22.935 · 303 km from Athens
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 22
Coordinates
40.641, 22.935
Record updated
9 September 2025
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.
Nearby Cities
All 117 in GreeceClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.