Assiros

Assiros
Άσσηρος
Assiros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°49.25′N 23°1.85′E / 40.82083°N 23.03083°E / 40.82083; 23.03083
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityLagkadas
Area
  Municipal unit76.657 km2 (29.597 sq mi)
  Community55.369 km2 (21.378 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
3,290
  Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Community
2,037
  Community density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
57200
Area code(s)+30-2394
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Assiros (Greek: Άσσηρος, before 1926: Γιουβέσνα - Giouvesna, Macedonian: Гвоздово, romanized: Gvozdovo) is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. The 2011 census recorded 2,037 inhabitants in the community of Assiros and 3,290 inhabitants in the municipal unit. The community of Assiros covers an area of 55.369 km2, while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 76.657 km2.