Melivoia
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Melivoia Μελίβοια | |
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Location | |
Melivoia | |
Coordinates | 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°ECoordinates: 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°E |
Location within the regional unit | |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Administrative region: | Thessaly |
Regional unit: | Larissa |
Municipality: | Agia |
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
Municipal unit | |
- Population: | 2,195 |
- Area: | 197.6 km2 (76 sq mi) |
- Density: | 11 /km2 (29 /sq mi) |
Community | |
- Population: | 1,173 |
Other | |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Elevation (center): | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
Postal code: | 400 03 |
Auto: | 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] Population 2,195 (2011). 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
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
Year | Settlement population | Community population | Municipal unit population |
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1981 | 1,926 | - | - |
1991 | 1,629 | - | 3,278 |
2001 | 1,344 | 1,898 | 3,472 |
2011 | 805 | 1,173 | 2,195 |
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See also
References
- ↑ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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