| Agia Αγιά |
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Agia
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Larissa |
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| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 14,121 |
| - Area: | 668.3 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 21 /km2 (55 /sq mi) |
| Municipal unit | |
| - Population: | 6,458 |
| - Area: | 133 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 49 /km2 (126 /sq mi) |
| Community | |
| - Population: | 3,027 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Postal: | 400 03 |
| Auto: | ΡΙ |
Agia (Greek: Αγιά, also written Ayia) is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east. Agia was also the capital of the homonymous province.
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The municipality Agia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]
The municipal unit of Agia is divided into the following communities:
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
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| 1981 | 3,454 | - |
| 1991 | 4,014 | 7,411 |
| 2001 | 3,027 | 6,458 |
Agia became part of Greece, along with most of Thessaly, in 1881. Forests near Agia were affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires, leaving tens homeless. The fire consumed approximately 100 km² on Mavrovouni.
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