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Nea Santa Νέα Σάντα
Community
Nea Santa
Coordinates: 40°50′N 22°55′E / 40.833°N 22.917°E / 40.833; 22.917
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Kilkis
Municipal unit	Gallikos
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation	534 m (1,752 ft)
Lowest elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population
• Community	1,582
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	611 00
Area code(s)	23410
Vehicle registration	NI, ΚΙ*
Website	www.neasanta.gr

Nea Santa (Greek: Νέα Σάντα, old name Volovot until 1926), is a small town in Kilkis regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. The community Nea Santa (pop. 1,582 in 2021) consists of the villages Nea Santa and Panteleimon. Nea Santa is south of the city of Kilkis in the Kilkis municipality.

The town was re-settled by Greek refugees from the Pontus in the 1920s, and was named after the Santa region of the Pontus (now Dumanlı).

Nea Santa is close to a small industrial area providing home to few companies in the areas of textiles, plastics, processed food and industrial machinery.

The 71st Airmobile Brigade "Pontos" is also located there.

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

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