Melivoia

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Melivoia
Μελίβοια
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Melivoia
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 39°45′N22°48′E / 39.750°N 22.800°E / 39.750; 22.800
CountryGreece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Agia
Area
  Municipal unit197.633 km2 (76.307 sq mi)
  Community82.858 km2 (31.992 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Municipal unit
2,391
  Municipal unit density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
  Community
1,245
  Community density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
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] 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.

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Melivoia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

YearSettlement populationCommunity populationMunicipal unit population
19811,926--
19911,629-3,278
20011,3441,8983,472
20118051,1732,195
20218471,2452,391

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References

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