Ekkara

Ekkara Εκκάρα
Location
Ekkara
Coordinates	39°9′N 22°12′E
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Central Greece
Regional unit:	Phthiotis
Municipality:	Domokos
Municipal unit:	Thessaliotida
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
- Population:	874
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto:	ΜΙ

Ekkara (Greek: Εκκάρα) is a village in Phthiotis, Greece. It is situated by the Malian Gulf. The 2001 population was 818. Ekkara is very close to the Karditsa prefecture where its boundaries run to the north and further west. Ekkara is linked with the road linking Nea Monastiri Domokou and Leontari. Ekkara is located 43 km north of Lamia, SE of Karditsa, SSE of Palamas and S of Larissa. Farmlands dominate the north while the mountainous areas features bushes and grasslands with some forests in the valley areas.

It is located between the villages of Velessiotes and Gavrakia. The name used to be Kato Agoriani. Ekkara has about 1,000 active employees and are located between the mountain and the Thessalian plain. The majority of the population work in agriculture.

Subdivisions

• Ano Agoriani

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	1,007
1991	756
2001	818

External links

• Paralia Chiliadou on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)

See also

• List of settlements in the Phthiotis prefecture