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Aridea (Greek Αριδαία ( f sg ), South Slavonic S'botsko, Sabotsko, Subotsko ) is a small city that has a separate parish was formed in 2010 in the Greek prefecture of Pella. 2010, it was merged with the neighboring community Exaplatanos the new community Almopia, has since formed a township in the Aridea.

Aridea is in the northwest of the Regional District of Pella, on the border with the Republic of Macedonia and the Regional District of Florina Prefecture. She was with an area of ​​562.91 km ² by 2010 the eighth largest municipality in Greece. In addition to the district Aridea (5600 inhabitants) include the towns Prómachi (1825 inhabitants), Sosandra ( 1206 inhabitants), Ápsalos ( 1178 inhabitants), Loutraki ( 1163 inhabitants), Polykarpi ( 1071 inhabitants), Tsákoi (1020 inhabitants), Voreinó ( 871 inhabitants) and Χifianí (850 inhabitants) to the municipality.

Under the name Soumboskon ( gr Σούμποσκον ) the place 1918 as the rural community ( kinotita ) was recognized. In 1922 it was renamed in Ardea ( Αρδέα ). This was raised in 1946 to the municipality ( dimos ) and renamed in 1952 in Aridea. 1997 Aridea was considerably enlarged by numerous incorporations of surrounding villages.