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Dragoudelis are in the center of the peninsula. The landscape is covered with vineyards, forests, grasslands, shrubland and mountains. Amongst the many historic places in Sithonia is the ancient city, the castle and the church of Agios Athanasios in
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Lagomandra on the west coast and Livrochios, Karidi, Kavourotripes and Platanitsi on the east coast. The beaches in the southern part include Azapiko, Tristinika, Kalamitsi and Kriaritsi.
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The municipality
Sithonia 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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The municipality has an area of 516.848 km, the municipal unit 322.875 km. The municipal unit
Sithonia consists of the communities
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as "hollow harbor"; it appears to be the fishing spot in the area. South, from the harbour's exit there is
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rising to 817 m (2,680 ft) in the centre of the peninsula, is the highest peak.
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376:Sunrise in Vourvourou
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119:40.10000°N 23.87500°E
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1058:Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
384:to the east and the
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837:Chalkidiki
815:38 (since
806:Population
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605:Vourvourou
585:Salonikiou
580:Pyrgadikia
564:Platanitsi
528:Elia Beach
522:Armenistis
497:Metagkitsi
424:Thucydides
360:Elia Beach
306:Chalkidiki
203:Population
169:Government
163:Chalkidiki
110:23°52′30″E
107:40°06′00″N
1073:Kalamaria
860:Polygyros
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1083:Lagkadas
1039:Visaltia
1019:Irakleia
1009:Amfipoli
985:Katerini
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611:See also
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1034:Sintiki
946:Almopia
927:Paionia
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822:Capital
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135:Country
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1242:Toroni
1231:Nikiti
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791:Region
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511:Places
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420:Greece
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330:Nikiti
312:. The
310:Greece
302:Longos
211:12,080
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1255:Sykia
1250:Sarti
1123:Volvi
1068:Delta
956:Pella
938:Pella
903:Veria
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294:Greek
267:UTC+3
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