| Makrychori Μακρυχώρι |
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Makrychori
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Larissa |
| Municipality: | Tempi |
| Districts: | 4 |
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| - Population: | 2,956 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 180 m (591 ft) |
| Postal: | 40 009 |
| Auto: | ΡΙ |
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.
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The municipal unit Makrychori is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Year | Municipality population | Municipal district population | Village population |
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| 1991 | - | - | 1,941 |
| 1991 | 3,004 | - | 1,666 |
| 2001 | 2,976 | 1,863 | 1,787 |
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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