Makrychori (Greek: Μακρυχώρι, Katharevousa: Μακρυχώριον) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 2,976 (2001). The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Elateia, Evangelismos, Gyrtoni and Parapotamos.
[edit] Subdivisions
The municipal unit Makrychori is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
[edit] Population
| Year |
Municipality population |
Municipal district population |
Village population |
| 1991 |
- |
- |
1,941 |
| 1991 |
3,004 |
- |
1,666 |
| 2001 |
2,976 |
1,863 |
1,787 |
[edit] Geography
Makrychori is located next to the Thessalian Plain, situated between the Pineios River and the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Larissa - Thessaloniki). The mountains can be seen to the west and east, the southern portions of the municipality are farmlands.
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