Vasilika, Thessaloniki

Vasilika
Βασιλικά
Vasilika
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°28.8′N 23°8.2′E / 40.4800°N 23.1367°E / 40.4800; 23.1367
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityThermi
Area
  Municipal unit200.336 km2 (77.350 sq mi)
  Community56.81 km2 (21.93 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
9,578
  Municipal unit density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Community
4,115
  Community density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 06
Area code(s)+30-2396
Vehicle registrationNA to NX

Vasilika (Greek: Βασιλικά) is a community and a municipal unit of the Thermi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform the municipal unit of Vasilika was an independent municipality, with the respective community being the seat. The 2021 census recorded 4,115 inhabitants in the community and 9,578 inhabitants in the municipal unit. The community of Vasilika covers an area of 56.81 km2 while the respective municipal unit covers an area of 200.336 km2.

According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 2.000 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.