Prochoma
# Prochoma

Prochoma (Greek: Πρόχωμα, ['pɾoxoma]) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Koufalia, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 1,214 inhabitants in the village and 2,440 inhabitants in the community. The community of Prochoma covers an area of 38.537 $km^2.$

## Administrative division

The community of Prochoma consists of three communities:

* Akropotamos (population 596)
* Kastanas (population 630)
* Prochoma (population 1,214)

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.

## History

The population of Prochoma consists of Greek refugees from Pontus. The village was named Dogantzi until 1926.

