Editing Polygyros (section)

==Geography==

Polygyros town (pop. 7,779 at the 2021 census) is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain [[Cholomontas]]. It is south of [[Greek National Road 16]] (Thessaloniki - Arnaia). Polygyros is located SE of [[Thessaloniki]], NE of [[Nea Moudania]], NW of [[Sithonia]] and SW of [[Arnaia]]. The municipal unit (the municipality before 2011) has a population of 11,386 inhabitants (2021)<ref name="census21" /> and a land area of 470.933&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01/> Other large communities in the municipal unit are Ólynthos (pop. 1,053), [[Taxiarchis, Chalkidiki|Taxiárchis]] (742), and Vrástama (944).

===Climate===

Polygyros has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa''), closely bordering on a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') with relatively cold winters and relatively hot summers due to its elevation.

{{Weather box
| location = Polygyros town (580m)
| collapsed = Y
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 7.3
| Feb high C = 10
| Mar high C = 13
| Apr high C = 15
| May high C = 21.2
| Jun high C = 25.8
| Jul high C = 27.7
| Aug high C = 29.1
| Sep high C = 25
| Oct high C = 20.9
| Nov high C = 14.4
| Dec high C = 10.1
| Jan low C = 1.8
| Feb low C = 3.5
| Mar low C = 6.5
| Apr low C = 8.2
| May low C = 13.1
| Jun low C = 17.9
| Jul low C = 20.2
| Aug low C = 21.1
| Sep low C = 17.8
| Oct low C = 13.9
| Nov low C = 9.6
| Dec low C = 6
| Jan precipitation mm = 49.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 21.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 52.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 72.4
| May precipitation mm = 33.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 77.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 44.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 13.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 33
| Oct precipitation mm = 35.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 74.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 96.5
| source = http://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/polygyros/ (2019 - 2020 averages)
}}