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	'''Skydra''' ({{lang-el\|Σκύδρα}}; ]: Вартокоп, ''Vartokop'') is a town and a municipality in the ] peripheral unit of ] in ].		'''Skydra''' ({{lang-el\|Σκύδρα}}; ]: Вартокоп, ''Vartokop'') is a town and a municipality in the ] peripheral unit of ] in ].

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Settlement in Greece

Skydra Σκύδρα
Settlement

Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Area
• Municipal unit	113.6 km (43.9 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	15,654
• Municipal unit density	140/km (360/sq mi)
• Community	5,081
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	585 00
Area code(s)	23810
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ
Website	www.skydra.gr

Skydra (Template:Lang-el; Macedonian Slavic: Вартокоп, Vartokop) is a town and a municipality in the Pella peripheral unit of Macedonia in Greece.

Municipality

The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

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Skydra

Subdivisions

Division of the municipal unit Skydra with total population 15,654 (2001). The 11 (13 municipal district) departments of Skydra are:

Map	Municipal district	Population
Skydra
	Skydra	5,081
	Arseni	1,409
	Aspro	794
	Dafni	667
	Kalyvia	1,186
	Lipochori	1,032
	Mavrovouni	1,021
	Nea Zoi	201
	Petraia (department)	1,681
	Petraia (village)	921
	Loutrochori (village)	466
	Plevroma (village)	294
	Rizo	1,081
	Sevastiana	1,501
	Municipal unit of Skydra	15,654

History

In Skydra there is an ancient settlement in Mantalo.

Historical Population

Year	Town population	Municipality population
1991	4,562	15,237
2001	5,081	15,654

Sporting teams

The town hosts two football clubs:

Aetos Skydra, plays in the Greek Football League 2
Nea Genia Skydras FC, plays in the fifth Division of Greece (amateur league of the Pella Prefecture in Central Macedonia).

Also, Skydra has a volleyball team named Aristotelis Skydras which recently was promoted at the A2 Volleyball League.

References

De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon

v t e Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region
Area 18,811 km (7,263 sq mi) Population 1,882,108 (as of 2011) Municipalities 38 (since 2011) Capital Thessaloniki
Regional unit of Chalkidiki	Aristotelis Kassandra Nea Propontida Polygyros Sithonia
Regional unit of Imathia	Alexandreia Naousa Veria
Regional unit of Kilkis	Kilkis Paionia
Regional unit of Pella	Almopia Edessa Pella Skydra
Regional unit of Pieria	Dion-Olympos Katerini Pydna-Kolindros
Regional unit of Serres	Amfipoli Emmanouil Pappas Irakleia Nea Zichni Serres Sintiki Visaltia
Regional unit of Thessaloniki	Ampelokipoi-Menemeni Chalkidona Delta Kalamaria Kordelio-Evosmos Lagkadas Neapoli-Sykies Oraiokastro Pavlos Melas Pylaia-Chortiatis Thermaikos Thermi Thessaloniki Volvi
Regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas (since 2013, elected 2014 & 2019) Decentralized Administration Macedonia and Thrace

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