Melivoia
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Melivoia
Μελίβοια | |
|---|---|
  Melivoia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Agia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 197.633 km2 (76.307 sq mi) |
| • Community | 82.858 km2 (31.992 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,391 |
| • Municipal unit density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,245 |
| • Community density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 400 03 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
Melivoia (Greek: Μελίβοια) is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 197.633 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Kato Sotiritsa. Melivoia is located east of Larissa, the capital of the regional unit and Thessaly, and a few kilometers north of Agia. The municipal unit stretches along the Aegean Sea coast, at the foot of Mount Ossa. It was named after the ancient city Meliboea. The municipal unit borders on Magnesia to the southeast.
Subdivisions
[edit]The municipal unit Melivoia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Melivoia (Melivoia, Velika, Kokkino Nero, Koutsoupia, Paliouria)
- Skiti (Skiti, Agiokampos, Kato Polydendri)
- Sklithro (Isiomata, Rakopotamos)
- Sotiritsa (Sotiritsa, Kato Sotiritsa)
Population
[edit]| Year | Settlement population | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,926 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,629 | - | 3,278 |
| 2001 | 1,344 | 1,898 | 3,472 |
| 2011 | 805 | 1,173 | 2,195 |
| 2021 | 847 | 1,245 | 2,391 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.