Gomfoi
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| Gomfoi Γόμφοι |
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 Gomfoi
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| Coordinates | 39°27′N 21°41′E / 39.45°N 21.683°ECoordinates: 39°27′N 21°41′E / 39.45°N 21.683°E |
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Location within the regional unit
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Trikala |
| Municipality: | Pyli |
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| - Population: | 5,154 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΤΚ |
Gomfoi (Greek: Γόμφοι, before 1930: Ραψίστα - Rapsista[1]) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located in Thessalian Plain, near the river Pamisos. It is 5 km northeast of Mouzaki, and 12 km southwest of the city of Trikala. A town existed on the site of present Gomfoi in ancient times, which was renamed Philippoupolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις) during the reign of Philip II of Macedon. The area joined Greece in 1881.
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[edit] Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gomfoi is subdivided into the following communities:
- Drosero
- Gomfoi (2001 pop: 1,096)
- Lygaria
- Mouria
- Palaiomonastiri
- Pigi
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population | Municipality population |
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| 1981 | 1,207 | - |
| 1991 | 1,187 | 5,484 |
| 2001 | 1,096 | 5,154 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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