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Municipality of Sofades Δήμος Σοφάδων Dimos Sofadon
Prefecture:	Karditsa
Province:	none
Number of municipal districts:	14 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	39.337 (39° 20' 3") N 22.093 (22° 5' 31") E
Population: (2001) - -Percent of the municipality	5,807 3.89%
Altitude: -lowest: -centre:	about 70 m (north) 118 m about 105 m
Postal code:	GR-433 00
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26940
Car designation:	`KA`

Sofades (Greek: Σοφάδες) is a town in Thessaly, central Greece and it belongs to the prefecture of Karditsa. Its population is around 7.000 people and 12,215 for the municipality, many of them Roma. The terrain level is around 120 m above sea level, and the economy is mainly agricultural (cotton, corn). It is the only municipality that has one municipal district with settlements. Sofades is located south of Palamas southwest of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, northwest of Lamia and southeast of Karditsa and Trikala. Sofades is linked with the GR-30 (Karditsa - Domokos - Volos) as well as the road with Mataragka and Palamas. Sofades is linked with the OSE line linking Kalambaka and the main line. and it has a train station.

The modern town is very close to the site of the ancient city of Kierion (Κιέριον), one of the most important cities of ancient Thessaly. The name "Sofades" was first recorded as "Sofou" (Σοφού) at around 1454-5 AD. The non-Roma inhabitants of the region are known as Karagounides (Καραγκούνηδες) and they have always been speaking Greek.

Until 1991, it was the prefecture's third largest community and it surpassed Palamas' population in the late-1990s making it the prefecture's second largest community after Karditsa.

Much of the area are hilly and are made up of farmlands, forests covers in mixed areas, the mountains lies to the south and east. A river flows to the north.

Nearest places

Kypseli, north
Mataragka, north

Municipal districts

Agia Paraskevi
Agios Vissarios
Ampelos
Anogeio
Dasochori
Filia
Gefyria
Kappadokiko
Karpochori
Mascholouri
Melissochori
Paschalitsa
Sofades
- Tavropos Laconia and Kythira

Population

Year	Town population	Change	Municipal population	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the muncipality	Municipal population	Percent of the prefecture
1981	5,078	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	5,415	+337 or +6.64%	-	-	-	-	-
2001	6,045	+630 or +11.63%	6,106	99%	49.9%	12,215	9.42%

Other

Sofades has schools, lyceums (middle schools), a few gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, banks, a post offices and a square (plateia). It also has schools across the municipality.

External links

Sofades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
Sofades (town) on GTP Travel Pages
Map and aerial photos:
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google orYahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
Coordinates: 39°27′43″N 22°4′27″E / 39.46194°N 22.07417°E / 39.46194; 22.07417

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+| [[Prefectures of Greece|Prefecture]]: || [[Karditsa Prefecture|Karditsa]]
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+| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || ''none''
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+| Number of municipal districts: || 14 ([[Sofades#Municipal districts|see below]])
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+| Location:<br>Latitude:<br>Longitude:||<br>39.337 (39° 20' 3") N</br> 22.093 (22° 5' 31") E<!--
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+| Population: ([[2001]])<br>-<br>-Percent of the municipality<!--&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;- Rank-->||<br>5,807<br>3.89%<br><br><!--/km²--><br>
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+| Altitude:<br>&nbsp;-lowest:<br>&nbsp;-centre:<!--<br>&nbsp;-highest:-->||<br>about 70 m (north)<br>118 m<br>about 105 m
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+| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || GR-433 00
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+| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-(00)30-[[Greece dialing code 26940|26940]]
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+| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>KA<code><!--
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+| Name of inhabitants: || -''sing.''<br>-s ''pl.''
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+| Address of the municipal<br>district office: || <br>Sofades 433 00
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+| Website: || [http://www..gr www..gr]-->
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+'''Sofades''' (Greek: Σοφάδες) is a town in [[Thessaly]], central [[Greece]] and it belongs to the prefecture of [[Karditsa]]. Its population is around 7.000 people and 12,215 for the municipality, many of them [[Roma people|Roma]]. The terrain level is around 120 m above sea level, and the economy is mainly agricultural (cotton, corn).  It is the only municipality that has one municipal district with settlements. Sofades is located south of [[Palamas]] southwest of [[Larissa]], the capital of Thessaly, northwest of [[Lamia]] and southeast of [[Karditsa]] and [[Trikala]].  Sofades is linked with the [[Greek National Road 30|GR-30]] (Karditsa - [[Domokos]] - [[Volos]]) as well as the road with [[Mataragka, Karditas|Mataragka]] and Palamas.  Sofades is linked with the [[Hellenic Railways Organisation|OSE]] line linking [[Kalambaka]] and the main line. and it has a train station.
-The modern town is very close to the site of the ancient city of [[Kierion]] (&#922;&#953;&#941;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#957;), one of the most important cities of ancient [[Thessaly]]. The name "Sofades" was first recorded as "Sofou" (&#931;&#959;&#966;&#959;&#973;) at around 1454-5 AD. The non-Roma inhabitants of the region are known as [[Karagounides]] (&#922;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#947;&#954;&#959;&#973;&#957;&#951;&#948;&#949;&#962;) and they have always been speaking Greek.
+The modern town is very close to the site of the ancient city of [[Kierion]] (Κιέριον), one of the most important cities of ancient [[Thessaly]]. The name "Sofades" was first recorded as "Sofou" (Σοφού) at around 1454-5 AD. The non-Roma inhabitants of the region are known as [[Karagounides]] (Καραγκούνηδες) and they have always been speaking Greek.
-{{Karditsa}}
+Until [[1991]], it was the prefecture's third largest community and it surpassed Palamas' population in the late-[[1990s]] making it the prefecture's second largest community after Karditsa.
+Much of the area are hilly and are made up of farmlands, forests covers in mixed areas, the mountains lies to the south and east.  A river flows to the north.
+==Nearest places==
+*[[Kypseli, Karditsa|Kypseli]], north
+*[[Mataragka, Karditsa|Mataragka]], north
+==Municipal districts==
+*[[Agia Paraskevi, Karditsa|Agia Paraskevi]]
+*[[Agios Vissarios]]
+*[[Ampelos, Karditsa|Ampelos]]
+*[[Anogio, Karditsa|Anogeio]]
+*[[Dasochori, Karditsa|Dasochori]]
+*[[Filia, Greece|Filia]]
+*[[Gefyria, Karditsa|Gefyria]]
+*[[Kappadokiko]]
+*[[Karpochori, Karditsa|Karpochori]]
+*[[Mascholouri]]
+*[[Melissochori, Karditsa|Melissochori]]
+*[[Paschalitsa]]
+*'''Sofades'''
+**[[Tavropos, Karditsa|Tavropos]] Laconia and Kythira
+==Population==
+{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"11
+|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+! Year !! Town population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Percent of the municipal<br>district !! Percent of the<br>muncipality !! Municipal population !! Percent of the prefecture <!--!! Density-->
+|-
+| [[1981]] || 5,078 || - || - || - || - || - || - <!--|| /km² -->
+|-
+| [[1991]] || 5,415 || +337 or +6.64% || - || - || - || - || - <!--|| /km² -->
+|-
+| [[2001]] || 6,045 || +630 or +11.63% || 6,106 || 99% || 49.9% || 12,215 || 9.42%<!--|| /km² -->
+|}
+==Other==
+Sofades has schools, lyceums (middle schools), a few gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, banks, a post offices and a square (''[[plateia]]'').  It also has schools across the municipality.
+==External links==
+* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=12561 Sofades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages]
+* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=12562 Sofades (town) on GTP Travel Pages]
+*'''Map and aerial photos''':
+**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.337&longitude=22.093&zoom=6 Mapquest], [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.337&lons1=22.093&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.337,22.093 Google] or[http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.337&lon=22.093&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
+**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.337,22.093&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.337|22.093&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
+*Coordinates: {{coord|39|27|43|N|22|4|27|E|type_town_(6,045)_region:GR|display=inline,title}}
+{{Sofades}}<!--
+{{Karditsa}}-->
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
 [[Category:Ancient Greek cities]]