Gomfoi

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Gomfoi
Γόμφοι
Location
Gomfoi
Coordinates 39°27′N 21°41′E / 39.450°N 21.683°E / 39.450; 21.683Coordinates: 39°27′N 21°41′E / 39.450°N 21.683°E / 39.450; 21.683
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: Thessaly
Regional unit: Trikala
Municipality: Pyli
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1]
Municipal unit
 - Population: 5,154
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΤΚ

Gomfoi (Greek: Γόμφοι, before 1930: Ραψίστα - Rapsista[2]) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located in Thessalian Plain, near the river Pamisos. It is 5 km northeast of Mouzaki, and 12 km southwest of the city of Trikala. A town existed on the site of present Gomfoi in ancient times, which was renamed Philippoupolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις) during the reign of Philip II of Macedon. The area joined Greece in 1881.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gomfoi is subdivided into the following communities:

  • Drosero
  • Gomfoi (2001 pop: 1,096)
  • Lygaria
  • Mouria
  • Palaiomonastiri
  • Pigi

Population

Year Settlement population Municipality population
1981 1,207 -
1991 1,187 5,484
2001 1,096 5,154

See also

External links

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003. 
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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