Rigas Feraios (municipality)
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| Rigas Feraios Ρήγας Φεραίος |
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 Rigas Feraios
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| Coordinates | 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°ECoordinates: 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°E |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Magnesia |
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| - Population: | 10,922 |
| - Area: | 549.8 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 20 /km2 (51 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος) is a municipality in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Velestino.[2] The municipality was named after the Greek writer and revolutionary Rigas Feraios, whose hometown Velestino is.
Municipality [edit]
The municipality Rigas Feraios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
- ^ a b Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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