Melivoia

Melivoia
Μελίβοια
Melivoia

Coordinates: 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°E / 39.750; 22.800Coordinates: 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°E / 39.750; 22.800
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Agia
 • Municipal unit 197.633 km2 (76.307 sq mi)
Elevation 329 m (1,079 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 2,195
 • Municipal unit density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 1,173 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 82.858
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 400 03
Vehicle registration 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 municipal unit has an area of 197.633 km2.[3] 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):

Population

Year Settlement population Community population Municipal unit population
1981 1,926 - -
1991 1,629 - 3,278
2001 1,344 1,898 3,472
2011 805 1,173 2,195

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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