Anthidona

Anthidona (Greek: Ανθηδόνα) is a former municipality in the Euboea regional unit, Greece. It was named after the ancient Boeotian city Anthedon. During the 2011 local government reform, it became a municipal unit of Chalcis. The population was 7,286 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and the land area is 137.266 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Drosia. Although part of the Euboea regional unit, it is not located on the island Euboea, but on the mainland, attached to the northeastern part of Boeotia.

Anthidona
Ανθηδόνα
Municipal unit
Anthidona
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°29′N 23°27′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEuboea
MunicipalityChalcis
Area
  Municipal unit137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
7,286
  Municipal unit density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Community
1,062
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΧΑ
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