Lake Plastiras (municipality)

Lake Plastiras
Λίμνη Πλαστήρα
Lake Plastiras

Coordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E / 39.350°N 21.750°ECoordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E / 39.350°N 21.750°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Karditsa
Area
  Municipality 195.2 km2 (75.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipality 4,635
  Municipality density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Lake Plastiras (Greek: Λίμνη Πλαστήρα) is a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Morfovouni.[2] The municipality was named after the artificial Lake Plastiras, that was named in turn after the general and three-times Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras.

Municipality

The municipality Lake Plastiras was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

References

  1. "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)