Rigas Feraios (municipality)
| Rigas Feraios Ρήγας Φεραίος | |
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Rigas Fereos municipality map | |
  Rigas Feraios | |
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Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°ECoordinates: 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 549.8 km2 (212.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 10,922 |
| • Municipality density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος) is a municipality in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Velestino.[2] The municipality was named after the Greek writer and revolutionary Rigas Feraios, whose hometown Velestino is.
Municipality
The municipality Rigas Feraios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
References
- ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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